| Artefact ID | 1256 |
| TM ID | - |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 69 (Bilād al-Rūm) | Class | Funerary element, Textual |
| Material | Stone |
| Writing medium | Inscription |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | Aldumairy 2007, fig. 56: Stela of Taua The inscription is engraved within a frame and reads "Tomb of Taua, slave of Jesus-Christ, 50 years old", with contracted nomina sacra and supralinear stroke. This Taua is possibly the same person as the woman named Taoia and described as the mother of Eulogios in the stela associated with it (ID 1254). |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 500 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography, onomastics and archaeological context. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Found in the Roman period cemetery (mainly dated 1st-3rd c.) of Bilād al-Rūm during excavations conducted between 1997 and 2003 by the Sīwa Antiquities Inspectorate. Associated with two other Christian steles: ID 1254 and 1255. |
| Accession number | Siwa Museum, number unknown. |
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