A Second Temple period inscription on a stone ossuary lid from the City of David, Jerusalem

Eshel, Esther
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Title A Second Temple period inscription on a stone ossuary lid from the City of David, Jerusalem.
Contributors Szanton, Nahshon
Host Item Atiqot 110 (2023) 83–88
Description A stone fragment bearing a Hebrew or Aramaic inscription was discovered in the debris piled up along the Early Roman period Stepped Street in the Tyropoeon Valley, on the west slope of the City of David hill. The inscription preserves part of a list mentioning proper names and sums of money. Similar lists are known from the Second Temple period, commonly interpreted as payment received or rendered from individuals. This is the first inscription to be found inside the city. It is unclear whether the inscription was connected to the ossuary on which it was inscribed, perhaps by the ossuary craftsman?
Language English
National Library system number 997012442675305171
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