Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Judaea. Jericho. 5 CE to 70 CE. Soft limestone ossuary with finely incised ornamentation. Abecedary.

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zigzag frames front of chest metopes within frames encircled six-petalled rosettes in metopes concentric line circles encircling rosettes palm trees as triglyphs concentric line semi-circles indicating roots and branches trees 5 CE to 70 CE Judaea Jericho Tomb H

Jericho, Tomb H.

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ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΦ

ΑΒΓΔ ΕΖ ΗΘ Φ

Ossuary has traces of red wash and low feet. Height describes that of chest plus that of vaulted lid with fingergrips. Ornamentation, on the chest's front side, consists of three metopes in zigzag frames, each containing a six-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle, and triglyphs transformed into palm trees. Concentric line semi-circles indicate roots and ascending branches. Inscription is written in charcoal on the underside of the lid. Within the tomb, the lid stood facing the entrance; Hachlili suggests that it is an abecedary inscribed and positioned thus as magical protection. If so, it is the earliest recorded occurrence in a local Jewish tomb. They are attested at the Bet She'arim necropolis. The theta here is uncertain; the phi, perhaps, was intended as an iota.

238 plate 114, fig. 787:F plate 114, fig. 787:Lid, underside 31-66