| Artefact ID | 1431 |
| TM ID | TM 55127 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Wood |
| Writing medium | Label |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | T.Mom. Louvre 807; C.Étiq.Mom. 1222: Mummy label (15,6 x 3,8 cm) of Tatepsenthaesis, deceased aged 20. The recto is vertical, featuring a drawing of the deceased in the top half, the Demotic text in the lower; the horizontal verso features the Greek text with a drawing of a vine and two grape clusters at the top, and a cross, a dash above a circle and a κ (probably designating the number 20) appearing below the inscription. Both languages contain the name of the deceased, her age and her mother’s name Rompnabre. According to the editio princeps, the presence of a cross could indicate a Christian affiliation, but Nachtergael 2008 questions this due to the mention of Osiris in the Demotic well-wishes for the deceased’s soul on the recto. |
| Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 200 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography (ed. pr.: 3rd/4th c.; Nachtergael 2008: 3rd c.) |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Unknown. Acquired from the collection of Urbain Bouriant in 1889. |
| Accession number | Paris, Louvre E 9457 |
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