Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0116

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

אליעזר בר שכניה

Translation

Eli'ezer, son of Shekhanya ("beetle-browed"?)

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Damaged ossuary has inner ledge on three sides and flat, sliding lid. The name אליעזר is well attested in the literature of the period, but more frequently occurs on ossuaries as אלעזר. The name שכניה is a contraction of שכניהו; it appears on a seventh to sixth century BCE seal from the couth of the country, as a post-exilic name, and is also the name of one of the priestly "courses" (I Chronicles 24:11). Because there is no later record of the name, though the priestly courses were well known and documented, the possibility exists that here it is actually a nickname meaning "beetle-browed." Such nicknames, alluding to a physical characteristic of the deceased, are common.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 27 cm; W: 47 cm; D: 23 cm

Date

20 BCE to 135 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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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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