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JERU0559

Jerusalem, Roman Period. Ossuary. Epitaph.

Transcription

שלמצין בת אלעזרשלמצין בת אלעזר

Translation

Shlamzin, daughter of El`azar Shlamzin, daughter of El`azar

Diplomatic

שלמצין בת אלעזרשלמצין בת אלעזר

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Line three is on the lid of the ossuary

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 52.5 cm; W: 26.5 cm; D: 39 cm

Date

63 BCE to 132 CE

Current location

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Figures

No figures described.

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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