Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0117

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

ΘΗ

Translation

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Diplomatic

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Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Damaged ossuary has inner ledge on three sides and flat lid. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of two metopes in zigzag frames, each containing a zigzag circle containing a knocker or handle ring with attachments indicated above, and a six-petalled rosette within a differently carved six-petalled rosette at center. The two letters are inscribed, one in each of the metopes' upper inner corners. They might be the initials of the deceased. The flat lid was not intended for this ossuary; it doesn't require the inner ledge and it covers over a mark on the right rim of the chest.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 32 cm; W: 57 cm; D: 27 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • zigzag frames front of chest

  • six-petalled rosettes, smaller at centers of larger rosettes

  • metopes within frames

  • knocker or handle ring in circles

  • six-petalled rosettes within circles

  • zigzag circles within metopes

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.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0117, 5 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89