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ANNA0004

Judaea. Wadi an-Nar. Date unknown. Ornamented ossuary in hypogeum. Funerary.
Transcription

שבי בן

Translation

Shobai son of ...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The front of the ossuary is decorated with six-petalled rosettes and on the same side, above the center, is a hastily scratched inscription in Hebrew on one line. The first name of the inscription, שבי, is identical with the inscription from another ossuary found in this cave. The name of the father is illegible, but it is possibly meant to refer to another family member. If so, the inscriptions would provide the names of the sons of two brothers. The cave was discovered during the excavations on Ophel Hill in 1928 by J.W. Crowfoot on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 33 cm; W: 65 cm; D: 27 cm

Date

0 CE to 0 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • rosette on the front of the ossuary, on the same side of the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

  • Sukenik, E.L. “Two Jewish Hypogea.” Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 12 (1932): 22–31.
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