| 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. |
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