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JERU0115

Jerusalem, 20 BCE to 135 CE. Soft limestone ossuary. Funerary.

Transcription

ἸωνάθηςΣελασίωνΜάρθας

Translation

Jonathan. Selasion, daughter of Martha

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Notes
Worn and damaged ossuary has inner lege on thre sides and flat, sliding lid. The name Ἰωνάθης appears on the chest's right side; the woman's name Selasion, a contraction of Salamsion that also occurs as שלציון, appears on the edge of the lid. The final sigma of Μάρθας is conjectural: the character closely resembles a tau, but the stone is broken, prohibiting a definitive reading. Ἰωνάθης, more commonly spelled Ἰωνάθας, occurs in the Septuagint and Josephus and is recorded in Murabba'at.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 34 cm; W: 62 cm; D: 28 cm

Date

20 BCE to 135 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.
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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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