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Jerusalem Akeldama Caves confluence of Kidron and Hinnom Valleys, First century CE. Ossuary. Funerary.

Transcription

Πεποίηκεν ἉζάΒεροῦτοςἘρώτας

Translation

Aza[ria] son of Berous (or of Beirut) has made (it) of Erota

Diplomatic

ПЕПΟΙΗΚЕΝ ΑΖΑΒΕΡΟΥΤΟϹΕΡΩΤΑϹ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 72 cm; W: 33 cm; D: 45 cm

Date

1 CE to 100 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Shadmi, Tamar. “The Ossuaries and the Sarcophagus.” In The Akeldama Tombs: Three Burial Caves in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, edited by Gideon Avni and Zvi Greenhut, 41–55. Israel Antiquities Authority Reports 1. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 1996.
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Source of transcription

  • Ilan, Tal. “The Ossuary and Sarcophagus Inscriptions.” In The Akeldama Tombs: Three Burial Caves in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, edited by Gideon Avni and Zvi Greenhut, 57–72. Israel Antiquities Authority Reports 1. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 1996.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ilan, Tal. “The Ossuary and Sarcophagus Inscriptions.” In The Akeldama Tombs: Three Burial Caves in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, edited by Gideon Avni and Zvi Greenhut, 57–72. Israel Antiquities Authority Reports 1. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 1996.
    Zotero
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