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JERU0140

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

ΜαρίαΘενου

Translation

Maria, daughter of Thenas

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Broken and reconstructed ossuary has low feet and flat, broken lid. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of two metopes in doubled zigzag framed, each containing a twelve-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle. Μαρία, like Μαριάμη, is a Greek form of מרים. Θένας is a form of the male name Θεένας, probably derived from the Hebrew תאנה, "fig tree." An ossuary found in the same tomb bears this name (see inscription "jeru0141"); it probably belongs to Maria's father.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 36 cm; W: 62 cm; D: 27.5 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • metopes within frames

  • zigzag circles encircling rosettes

  • doubled zigzag frames front of chest

  • encircled twelve-petalled rosettes in metopes

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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0140, 12 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89