Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0006)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0006)
Description
Limestone ossuary lid with a Greek inscription for Marian, perhaps the daughter of Eleazar. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 355
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0006
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 17.5cm
W 70cm
D 23.5cm
W 70cm
D 23.5cm
Decoration
Two-line Greek inscription on lid.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΕΛ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ ΕΛΕΖΑΡ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ ΕΛΕΖΑΡ
Edition
(a) ΕΛ
(b) Μαριαμ Ελε(a)ζαρ(ου)(?)
(b) Μαριαμ Ελε(a)ζαρ(ου)(?)
Translation
(b) Mariam daughter(?) of Ele(a)zar
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave below Deir es-Sineh in the Kidron Valley
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology, Jerusalem, inv. no. 1520
Name 1
Name 2
Notes
JLM005-JLM007 were all found in the same burial cave in the Kidron Valley.
Selected Bibliography
CIIP1=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae"," volume I: Jerusalem: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.374-375, no.355.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0006),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/439.