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HEBR0001

Judaea(?). Hebron Hills(?). 70 CE - 135 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.
Transcription

בר יהודא

Translation

son of Yehuda

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Very worn ossuary has low feet. Lid is missing. Ornamentation on the chest's front side consists of two wreaths(?) of alternating red and plain squares arranged in imitation of a metope pattern. Each plain square contains a red dot, and similar dots encircle each wreath. In the center sits a palm tree with ascending branches(?), above which the inscription appears painted in black. Ornamentation on the chest's back side consists of two six-petalled rosettes within line circles surrounded by a line frame containing small circles. This is one of few painted ossuaries with a motif other than the lattice pattern. The first line of the inscription, presumably containing the personal name of the deceased, is illegible. The name יהודא is common, more frequently spelled יהודה; here it appears with of ligature of the first two letters.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 37 cm; W: 69 cm; D: 33.5 cm

Date

70 CE to 135 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • squares in wreaths

  • line circles encircling rosettes

  • palm tree front of chest

  • encircled rosettes back of chest

  • wreaths front of chest

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

  • Rahmani, L.Y. A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries in the Collections of the State of Israel. Edited by Ayala Sussmann. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1994.
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  • Rahmani, L.Y. A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries in the Collections of the State of Israel. Edited by Ayala Sussmann. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1994.
    Zotero
  • Rahmani, L.Y. A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries in the Collections of the State of Israel. Edited by Ayala Sussmann. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1994.
    Zotero
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