IAA Number: 1980-500
| Object's Name: Ossuary & Lid Inscribed, Greek Period: Early Roman (period) Material: Limestone Site: Jerusalem, Mizrah Talpiyyot Lenght: 68 cm Wide: 26 cm Height: 32 cm Description: On the long back side, is an Greek inscription: Mariame and Mara or:
Mariame who is also (known as) Mara. Bibliography: Kloner A. 1996. A Tomb With Inscribed Ossuaries in East Talpiot, Jerusalem. ATIQOT XXIX: 15-22, Fig. 2. Cotton H. M. et al 2010. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaea/Palaestinae, Vol. I: Jerusalem. Germany, 499-500, Fig. 477. Rahmani L. Y. 1994. A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries. Jerusalem, 222, No. 701.
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