Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Judaea. Wadi an-Nar. Date unknown. Ornamented ossuary in hypogeum. Funerary.

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rosette on the front of the ossuary, on the same side of the inscription Date Unknown Judaea Wadi an-Nar31.666944,35.448333 Qata hypogeum

Judaea. Caves at Wadi-an Nar. It is situated approximately half an hour to the east before reaching Bi'r Ayyub, on the right hand side of the Wadi at a spot called Qata.

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שבי בן

Shobai son of ...

שבי בן

The front of the ossuary is decorated with six-petalled rosettes and on the same side, above the center, is a hastily scratched inscription in Hebrew on one line. The first name of the inscription, שבי, is identical with the inscription from another ossuary found in this cave. The name of the father is illegible, but it is possibly meant to refer to another family member. If so, the inscriptions would provide the names of the sons of two brothers. The cave was discovered during the excavations on Ophel Hill in 1928 by J.W. Crowfoot on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

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