Late Semitic Script
James Ossuary
AHRC ID#:
19
Date of Writing:
c. 60 CE
Location Discovered:
Private Collection
Date of Discovery:
Unknown
Current Location:
Private Collection
Language:
Aramaic
Writing Surface:
Stone Ossuary (Bone Box)
Transliteration:
YGhQWB BR YWSP AHhYW DYShWGh
ya'aqov bar yoseph ahhiyo d'yeshua
Translation:
Jacob (James) son of Joseph brother of Yeshua (Jeshua/Jesus)
Comments:
For additional Information see the following web sites;
National Geographic - Burial Box May Be That of Jesus's Brother, Expert Says
CNN: Oldest evidence of Jesus?
MSNBC: Archaeological evidence of Jesus?
Discovery Channel: First Proof of Jesus Found?
ABC: Scholar Claims Oldest Jesus Evidence
Biblical Archaeology Review: About the Cover
BAR: Burial Box of James the Brother of Jesus
Is this ossuary proof of Jesus, or is it spurious?
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