Artefact ID | 174 |
TM ID | TM 143282 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 15 (al-Baǧawāt) | Class | Funerary element, Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Inscription |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | Wagner 1999: 153-154, no. 17; SEG XLIX 2230 — Epitaph of Herakleios One of two sandstone stelae found in the chamber of a shaft grave, lying in the sand. Both show traces of plaster. Dimensions: 32 x 40 x 11-15 cm thick, height of letters c. 5-6 cm. Reads: Ἡράκλ|ειος υ[ἱ]|ὸν Ἐρῶ[ς] |
Selection criteria | Archaeological context associated with Christian markers |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | Archaeological context |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Pit grave no. 73: associated with Wagner 1999: 153, no. 15. The stela was found during the first excavation season of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Kharga, which took place from Feb 21 to early May, 1908. |
Accession number | The current location of the stela is unknown. |