Artefact ID | 1225 |
TM ID | TM 957649 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 43 (Biʾr al-ʿAyn) | Class | Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Graffito |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | Beginning of a graffito in Coptic (A) commemorating the presence of a Benjamin the ser[vant of God], only one line preserved/copied. |
Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 50 |
Dating criteria | Use of Akhmimic (including Akhmimic hori) |
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 Christian graffiti (Greek and Coptic). |
Accession number | Wādī Biʾr al-ʿAyn, in situ. |