A burial cave from the Early Roman period on Diskin Street, Jerusalem

Gideon Solimany, Rafeh Abu Raya, Ronny Reich

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Abstract

A rock-hewn, kokhim-type burial cave was exposed on Diskin Street, Jeru pared lamp, dating to the Early Roman period. Ten ossuaries made of soft names in Greek and in Hebrew, alluding to the Jewish origin of the interre. boundaries of the ancient cemetery of Jerusalem during the first century C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-103
Number of pages11
JournalAtiqot
Volume65
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Cemetery
  • Inscriptions
  • Kokhim
  • Ossuaries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Conservation
  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology

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