Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0003

Judaea. Jerusalem. 20 BCE to 70 CE. Soft limestone ossuary with chip-carved ornamentation. Funerary.
Transcription

Ἐρωταρίου

Translation

[of] Erotarion

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The ossuary has low feet. It is broken and a lid is missing. Ornamentation, on the front side, consists of two six-petalled rosettes each within zigzag circles. An inscription on the right side, read before 1900, is no longer extant. Erotarion is a female name. The first letter of the second line may be a ligature of tau, alpha(?) and rho; it is represented in the transcription as τρ.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 35 cm; W: 64 cm; D: 24 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • encircled six-petalled rosettes front side of ossuary

  • zigzag circles encircling rosettes

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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