| Artefact ID | 1417 |
| TM ID | TM 81576 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 43 (Biʾr al-ʿAyn) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Stone |
| Writing medium | Graffito |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | I.Pan du désert 13; IGChrEg 352: visitor's inscription. Presented as a "graffite copte" by Sayce. Under two cruces ansatae, "Ianouarios, anaknōstes". This name (var. of Ianuarius) is mostly attested during 2nd-4th c. On the same rock as I.Pan du désert 14; IGChrEg 351. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Onomastics and archaeological context |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Isolated rock of approx. H. 4 m x L. 5 x W. 3 m covered with graffiti, including a set of Ptolemaic graffiti related to hunting activities and a set of Christian graffiti (Greek and Coptic). |
| Accession number | Wādī Biʾr al-ʿAyn, in situ. |
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