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JERU0165

Unknown provenance. 20 BCE to 250 CE. Soft limestone ossuary. Funerary.

Transcription

Ἰουλία Τρωξαλλίς

Translation

Julia Grasshopper

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Ossuary has low feet and flat lid. Ἰουλία is a transliteration of the Latin name Julia, unrecorded locally though common among Jews abroad, especially in Italy. "Grasshopper" might refer specifically to the deceased, a nickname describing a personal trait, or it might indicate that she belonged to the family Hagav or Hagava, meaning "grasshopper" (attested thus in the early Second Temple period as בני חגב or בני חגבה).

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 30 cm; W: 53.5 cm; D: 25.5 cm

Date

20 BCE to 250 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

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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. page 188-189.
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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. page plate 75, fig. 498:F.
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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. page plate 75, fig. 498:F (detail).
    Zotero
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