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Artefact ID1349
TM IDTM 107203
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassFunerary element, Textual
MaterialWood
Writing mediumInscription
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Louvre 108; IGChrEg 345: Epitaph of Kyros.

Wooden stela (H. 17 x W. 44 cm) reading:

"One God. Stela of Kyros, 8 years old. Tybi 7".

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to499
Dating criteria

Palaeography and content

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Possibly coming from Panopolis (Lefebvre 1907).

Accession number

Paris, Louvre, Département des Antiquités égyptiennes, E 8410

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition

• Bernand, Etienne. 1992. Inscriptions grecques d'Egypte et Nubie au Musée du Louvre. Paris, no. 108 and pl. 63.

Editio princeps

Lefebvre, Gustave, 1907. Recueil des inscriptions grecques chrétiennes d'Egypte, Paris, no. 345.

Additional bibliography

• Rutschowscaya, Marie-Hélène. 1986. Catalogue des bois de l'Égypte copte [Musée du Louvre, Paris], Paris, no. 340: 101.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1349", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1349
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