Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Location

JERU0039

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

שלמ

Translation

[no translation]

Diplomatic

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Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Οssuary has inner ledge on three sides, low feet, and red wash. Flat cut-to-measure lid is broken. Ornamentation on the chest's front side consists of two metopes in doubled zigzag frames and a broadened triglyph containing an upright branch. Within each metope sits a twelve-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle. Inscription may be a name or the word meaning "peace."

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 36.5 cm; W: 64 cm; D: 30 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • encircled twelve-petalled rosettes in metopes

  • metopes within frames

  • broadened triglyph between metopes

  • branch triglyph

  • zigzag circles encircling rosettes

  • doubled zigzag frames front of chest

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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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.
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