Ossuary with Greek inscription for Mariame and her daughters from Jerusalem (JLM0063)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Greek inscription for Mariame and her daughters from Jerusalem (JLM0063)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a two-line Greek inscription for Mariam, either the daughter or wife of Eleazaros, and her daughters. Reportedly from Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 566
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0063
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 38cm
W 71cm
D 29cm
W 71cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Two rosettes within a zigzag frame on facade and a two-line Greek inscription incised on the back side.
Language
Diplomatic
ΜΑΡΙΑΜΗΕΛΕΑΖΑΡ
ΟΥΚΑΙΘΥΓΑΤΕΡΕΣΑΥΤΗ
ΟΥΚΑΙΘΥΓΑΤΕΡΕΣΑΥΤΗ
Edition
Μαριαμη Ελεαζαρ|ου και Θυγατερες αυτη<ς>
Translation
Mariame (wife or daughter) of Eleazaros and her daughters.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Reportedly from southeastern Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology, inv. no. 1517
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Name 3
Role 3
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.576-577, no.566.
Citation
“Ossuary with Greek inscription for Mariame and her daughters from Jerusalem (JLM0063),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 11, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/686.