Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Amia from Jerusalem (JLM0008)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Amia from Jerusalem (JLM0008)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Greek inscription for Amia from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 361
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0008
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33cm
W 59.5cm
D 25.5cm
W 59.5cm
D 25.5cm
Decoration
One-line inscription on lid.
Language
Diplomatic
ΑΜΙΑ
Edition
Αμια
Translation
Amia
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Cave in Abu Tor, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1933-3115
Name 1
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.381-382, no.361.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Amia from Jerusalem (JLM0008),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/441.