| Artefact ID | 1314 |
| TM ID | ΤΜ 107224 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 44 (al-Iskandariyya) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Stone |
| Writing medium | Inscription |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | I.Louvre 129; IGChrEg 45: Epitaph of Apollo Rectangular limestone stela, h. 24; w. 21 cm. The epitaph is written over another text that was previously erased. The text reads "Apolo, porter", with initial staurogram. The last line shows the sacred letters ΩΑ, which is a sequence rarer than usual ΑΩ and expresses the passing from death to eternal life. Between the two letters, another staurogram with horizontal line forming the base of a delta, perhaps representing the ship of the church (Bernand 1992). Above the first line, in smaller letters and in a different hand, was written the acclamation to God ἀνάπαυσον: "give rest!"; and before line 2, one can see a cross also belonging to the former inscription (Tudor 2011 seems to consider that the two inscriptions are one same text). |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 450 |
| Dating criteria | According to Lefebvre 1907: xxxiii, the inscriptions bearing the reverse sequence ω - α are very ancient, likely to precede the Peace of the church (quoted by Bernand 1992). Tudor 2011 dates the inscription to 4/5th c. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Alexandria (no detail). |
| Accession number | Paris, Louvre, Réserve Napoléon, MA 3038. |
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