| Artefact ID | 1346 |
| TM ID | TM 397746 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 44 (al-Iskandariyya) | Class | Funerary element, Textual |
| Material | Plaster |
| Writing medium | Dipinto |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | SEG LIII 1944: Epitaph of Alexandros and Eusebios. Text painted in red, in two columns after the first line which reads: "May Lord remember those lying here | Alexandros, 8 years old, Phaophi -- | Eusebios 5 years old, Phamenoth 9". |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography: 4/5th c. although the ed. does not exclude 6th c. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | El-Gabbari, funerary chambers in the western necropolis: Grave II, Room 5; west wall, niche. |
| Accession number | Alexandria, El-Gabbari, excavations DAI 1974-1976, in situ |
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