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Negev. Vicinity of Kibbutz Lahav. Ḥ. Rimmon. 70 CE - 250 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.
Transcription

יעקב בירבי

Translation

Ya'aqov Birebbi

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Worn ossuary. Height describes that of chest plus that of lid with truncated gable. This inscription constitutes the first occurrence of the honorific title "Birebbi," meaning "great one" (or, literally, "son of the great"). The title is granted to eminent scholars in the early-third century CE Talmudic sources; it occurs on second and third century tombstones in the Jewish cemeteries of Jaffa and Bet She'arim, and later on mosaic synagogue floors.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 36.5+21 cm; W: 68 cm; D: 52 cm

Date

20 BCE to 250 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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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.
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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.
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