Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0034

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

יהודה בר יהוחנן בר יתרא

Translation

Yehuda, son of Yehohanan, son of Yitro

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Unfinished ossuary has inner ledge on two sides and flat lid. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of two metopes, unfinished at base, in a zigzag frame, each containing a six-petalled rosette within concentric line circles; triglyph replaced by a lily cut open to reveal botanical details, incised in freehand. Two small handles on the lily's corolla give an impression that an amphora was intended. Doubled lines traverse the front side's four corners. Inscription is on the chest's front side, beginning at the upper right corner and avoiding the lily. Inclusion of the grandfather's name is infrequent.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 30.5 cm; W: 58.5 cm; D: 26.5 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • amphora (intended) lily's corolla

  • doubled lines corners on front of chest

  • zigzag frame front of chest

  • lily triglyph

  • encircled six-petalled rosettes in metopes

  • concentric line circles encircling rosettes

  • metopes within frame

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
  • 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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0034, 19 November 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89