Artefact ID | 1363 |
TM ID | TM 142340 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Inscription |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | SEG XLVII 2149: Epitaph of a woman. Limestone stela (dim. 15 x22 cm) with 3 lines of Greek inscription (presented as Coptic in Brunsch 1991) reading (after corrections by Hasitzka and Diethart 1997): (dedicated) "to the woman resting in peace in the Lord". L. 2 and 3 are separated by a large, deeply engraved, serifed cross. |
Selection criteria | Christian onomastics, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | Described as "early Byzantine" in SEG XLVII 2149; dated 284-499 in TM. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | Cairo, Coptic Museum K 3911 |