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Collections
19700
The James ossuary: Ya’acov (James), son of Joseph, Brother of Yeshua (Jesus) ossuary – יעקוב בר יוסף אחוי דישוע
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
19739
The ossuary of Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias= Zechariah)
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20022
The ossuary of Levi, son of Ishmael, the High Priest (from Jifna = Gophna)
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20031
The ornate ossuary from Giv‘at Ha-Mivtar: Once attributed to Mattathias Antigonus, Last king of the Hasmonean Dynasty
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20064
Funerary Inscription of Uzziah King of Judea, from the Roman period
Early Roman,
Israel Museum, Jerusalem,
20066
The ossuary of Alexander and Simon (or: Alexander son of Simon) of Cyrene. Simon is probably “Simon of Cyrene”, the man who was commanded to help Jesus carrying the cross.
Early Roman,
Other Collections,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
20076
The ossuary of Nicanor “the Doors Maker”
Early Roman,
Museums in Europe,
The British Museum
20080
The ossuary of Yehohana, the daughter of Yehohanan, the son of Theophilos the high priest – יהוחנה ברת יהוחנן בר תפלוס הכהן הגדל
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Hecht Museum, Haifa
20087
The ossuary of IMA, the Daughter of Shmuel the Priest and cantor of the synagogue of Apamea – ארנה דאמה ברת שמאיל כהנה חזנה דכנשתה דאפמא
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20090
Hard-limestone lid of the sarcophagus of “the son of the high-priest”
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20098
The ossuary of Simon who built the Temple (in Jerusalem) – סימון בנא הכלה
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20104
The ossuary of “Yehohanan, son of the proselyte ZOL” (Zoilos) – יהוחנן בן הגר זול – The ossuary of a crucified man.
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20113
The ossuary of “Miryam’ daughter of Yeshua, son of Kopa (or Qopha) – מרים ברת ישו, בר קופא, כהן ממעזיה מבית אמרי
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
20127
The ossuary of “Yoezer, son of Yehohanan, the Scribe”. יועזר בן יהוחנן הסופר. From Jifna (Gophna).
Early Roman,
Museums in the US,
The Oriental Institute Chicago
20134
The ossuary of Yehosef son of Hananya, the scribe
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
20138
The ossuary of Mara and Salo
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20141
The ossuary of Jesus Antos ישוע אנטוס
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20143
The ossuary of Yoseh – יוסה
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
20150
The ossuary of Shimon son of Yona שמעון בר יונה
Early Roman,
Other Collections,
Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Museum (SBL), Jerusalem
20157
The ossuary of Zaki Zeira (Zaki the little one, or Zaki son of Zeira) – זכי זעירא
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20170
An ossuary decorated in color, bearing the inscriptions: ‘Ya’acov son of Elazar’ and ‘Abba Yehosef the proselyte.’ אבא יהוסף הגר
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20179
The ossuary of Yehohanan – יהוחנן
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20183
The ossuary of Yohasef Bar Kopa (Yohasef, son of Kopa – יוהסף בר קופא) – attributed by some scholars to the High Priest Caiaphas.
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20203
The ossuary of KPA (Kopa or Kofa) – קפא
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
Israel Museum
20210
The ossuary of Yehuda, son of Yehohanan, from Kik – יהודה בן יהוחנן בן מקיק
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20212
Ossuary with the inscription “Shalom daughter of Yehuda from Hadid”
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20217
Akavia ossuary
Early Roman,
Oded Golan Collection,
20222
The ossuary of Miriam Yohana = Miriam the daughter of Yohana מרים יחנה
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
20226
The ossuary of IOHANA (Latin)
Early Roman,
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority),
20242
The ossuary of ICAK from Jebel al-Ras (Kidron Valley, Jerusalem)
Other Collections,
Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem)

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