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JERU0181

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

Ἰοσὲ Λεάζαρος

Translation

Jose (son of?) Leazaros

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Irregularly carved ossuary has low feet and a flat lid. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of two metopes in zigzag frames and a broadened and bare triglyph. Each metope contains a six-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle. Inscription appears on the chest's right side. Ἰοσέ is a variant spelling of Ἰωσή, which is parallel to the יוסי frequent in Talmudic literature. Λεάζαρος is a variant of ליעזר more commonly transliterated as Λάζαρος, as in Luke and Josephus. The name is in the nominative and might be the second half of a double name, but it is more likely the name of Jose's father.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 25.5 cm; W: 44.5 cm; D: 22 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • metopes within frames on front side

  • zigzag frames front of chest

  • encircled rosettes in metopes

  • zigzag circles encircling rosettes

  • broadened triglyph between 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. page plate 82, fig. 576.
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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 202.
    Zotero
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