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Location

JERU0574

Judea, 1st century BCE. Ossuary. Epitaph.

Transcription

הנניה בר

Translation

Hanania son of …?

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 290 cm; W: 520 cm; D: 240 cm

Date

100 BCE to 1 BCE

Current location

Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Figures

  • Zigzag border around edge of lid

  • Two lines of triangles center of lid, parallel to short edges, between the flowers

  • Two six-petaled flowers, each in multiple concentric circles center of lid

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Radovan, Zeev. “General Document.” The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art (blog), 2021. http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=alone&id=241507.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Radovan, Zeev. “General Document.” The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art (blog), 2021. http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=alone&id=241507.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Radovan, Zeev. “General Document.” The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art (blog), 2021. http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=alone&id=241507.
    Zotero
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