Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0203

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

Ἀντιγόνα

Translation

Antigona

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Unfinished ossuary has inner ledge on two sides, red wash, low feet, and a flat lid resting on the rim. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of line frame at base and sides and a doubled zigzag frame (or frieze) at top, containing two metopes and a broadened triglyph. Triglyph contains a plant with eleven stalks ending in lanceolate leaves; each metope contains a six-petalled rosette within concentric line circles, unfinished on right. Inscription is on the chest's left side. The masculine form of this name, Antigonus, is a common Jewish name of the period, but this seems to be the first local occurrence of the feminine form. It is attested in first-century BCE Egypt in a non-Jewish context.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 32.5 cm; W: 67 cm; D: 26.5 cm

Date

20 BCE to 70 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • doubled zigzag frame (or frieze) at top of front of chest

  • plant in triglyph

  • encircled six-petalled rosettes in metopes

  • broadened triglyph between metopes

  • lanceolate leaves plant

  • line frames at bottom and sides of front of chest

  • metopes within frames

  • concentric line circles encircling rosettes

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
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0203, 14 July 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89