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JERU0548

Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.

Transcription

ישוישוע בר יהוסף

Translation

YeshuYehua׳ son of Yehosef

Diplomatic

ישוישוע בר יהוסף

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 58 cm; W: 30.5 cm; D: 35.5 cm

Date

1 CE to 100 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • "Two metopes in line frames; broadened 'triglyph'. In each metope, a six-petalled rosette inside concentric circles." front

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • 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

Source of transcription

  • 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

Source of translation

  • 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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