Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Psyche from Jerusalem (JLM0070)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Psyche from Jerusalem (JLM0070)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decorations and a one-line Greek inscription for Psyche. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 584
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0070
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28cm
W 59cm
D 26cm
W 59cm
D 26cm
Decoration
Three 6-petaled rosettes with two half-rosettes above, and two below, with a zigzag frame. Inscription incised on short right side.
Language
Diplomatic
ΨΥΧΗΣ
Edition
Ψυχης
Translation
Of Psyche
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 7603.
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.589, no.584.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Psyche from Jerusalem (JLM0070),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 11, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/693.