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JERU0124

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

Ἐσκίας

Translation

Eskias

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Ossuary has inner ledge on three sides, traces of red wash, low feet, and flat, sliding lid. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of a "running-dog" frame within a metope frame, containing a degenerated two-columned porch motif flanked on left and right by six-petalled rosettes within concentric line circles. The name is a contraction of Ἐζεκίας attested on other ossuaries and in the Septuagint and Josephus. Ἐζεκίας derives from חזקיה, itself a common contraction of יחזקיהו. The ossuary contained tiny bronze nails in addition to bones, probably belt-studs.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 30 cm; W: 49 cm; D: 25.5 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • encircled six-petalled rosettes flanking porch

  • running-dog frame within metope frame

  • two-columned porch motif within frames

  • metope frame front of chest

  • concentric line circles encircling rosettes

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

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.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0124, 13 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89