Tombstone of Jeremias Kolokasios, 300?-499?

Contributor:

Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923 (former owner); Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (former owner)

Name:

Iose and Theodotus, active 4th or 5th centuries

Timespan:

4th century; 5th century

Date:

0300

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Mayer Sulzberger, donated to the Dropsie College Library, May 1924 (letter, Cyrus Adler to Joseph Sulzberger, housed in the Dropsie College files).

Subject:

Kolokasios, Jeremias, (son of Iose and Theodotus), active 4th or 5th century. Death and burial; Jews -- Israel -- 4th century -- History -- Sources; Jews -- Israel -- 5th century -- History -- Sources; Jews -- Syria -- 4th century -- History -- Sources; Jews -- Syria -- 5th century -- History -- Sources; Menorah -- Art

Form/Genre:

tombstones (sepulchral monuments); inscriptions; marks (symbols)

Physical Description:

1 stone tablet : marble; 190 x 210 x 20 mm; 160 x 200 mm (carved portion)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ancient Greek.; A Jewish couple living in Palestine, Cilicia, or Syria, possibly involved in agriculture or horticulture (Schwartz, footnotes 7 and 8).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 428