Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0126

Judaea. Jerusalem. 20 BCE to 70 CE. Soft limestone ossuary with finely incised ornamentation. Funerary.
Transcription

Μαριάμη

Translation

Mariame

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Ossuary has red wash, low feet, and a gabled lid with fingergrips. Height describes that of chest plus that of lid. Ornamentation on the chest's front side consists of three metopes in zigzag frames, each containing a six-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle, with zigzags overlaying petals and a zigzag frame added above and below the rosettes. The chest's right side has a lattice pattern in red wash, and the back side has the pattern repeated twice. The name, inscribed on the chest's left side, is a common Greek form of the name מרים. A second ossuary from the tomb seems to have been inscribed by the same hand and has similar ornamentation (see inscription "jeru0125").

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 30+4.5 cm; W: 63 cm; D: 26 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • zigzag circles encircling rosettes

  • encircled six-petalled rosettes in metopes

  • zigzag frames front of chest, and above and below rosettes

  • zigzags overlaying petals

  • metopes within frames

  • lattice pattern back and right sides of chest

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
  • 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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