Artefact ID | 1226 |
TM ID | TM 957651 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 43 (Biʾr al-ʿAyn) | Class | Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Graffito |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | Graffito in Coptic (A) in 3 lines in form of a short prayer: Jesus, the saviour (?, or the comfort?) for everyone who will come to this place to pray on behalf of the old (?) brother that God will have mercy with him. Initial cross. |
Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Nomina sacra, Coptic language |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 500 |
Dating criteria | Use of Akhmimic |
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. |