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JERU0146

Galilee. Qiryat Tiv'on. 50 CE to 130 CE. Soft limestone ossuary. Funerary.
Transcription

Μαίας Σαουλος

Translation

of Maia/(daughter of) Saul

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Fragmentary ossuary, very irregularly carved, has inner ledge on three sides and a fragmentary flat, sliding lid. Name is inscribed on the chest's right side. Μαίας is probably the genitive form of the female name Μαῖα, attested on a second century tombstone at Homs and in papyri from Roman Egypt. Σαουλος is a common name, but here the genitive of Σαυλ (Σαωλ). An alpha to the left of the two-line inscription seems to have been a mistake.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 34 cm; W: 59 cm; D: 26 cm

Date

50 CE to 130 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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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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