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JERU0045

Judaea. Jerusalem. 20 BCE to 70 CE. Soft limestone ossuary. Funerary.

Transcription

שלם ומתיה ברה אתת מתיה וברה

Translation

Shalom and Matya, her son. Matya's wife and her son.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Ossuary has inner ledge on two sides, low feet, red wash and flat lid. First two lines of inscription appear on the chest's front side; last line appears on the lid. שלם is a contraction of the name שלמציון and מתיה is a contraction of מתתיה. The husband/father of the two, sharing a name with his son, appears to be buried in a second ossuary in the same tomb.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 35 cm; W: 74 cm; D: 29 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

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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. page 95.
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