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Greek Honorific Inscription Stone VI AD VII AD

Green and Blue

Denomination: Green and Blue Photo: Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission https://www.oxirrinc.com/ Text: Text A Upper ΦΩΚΑ ΤΟΝ ΣΕΒΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ ἡμῶν δεσπότην πολλὰ τὰ ἔτη Text B Lower Τόπος διαφέρων τοῖς Βενέτοις Traduction: Upper “To Phocas, our most august lord, for many years.” Lower “Place belonging to the Veneti (the Blues).” Lenguage Greek Chonology: VI -VII AD Style: Inscription type: Honorific …

Glass Greek IV AD Ownership/economic Wheel-cut

Vessel glass

Denomination: Vessel Glass Photo: British Museum Text: HCAIC Traduction: – Lenguage Greek Chonology:  IV AD Style: Wheel-cut type: Ownership Support: Glass Location: – (Excavation Egypt Exploration Fund) Dimension: Length: 12,7 cm Discovered: 1896–1907 Description: Archaeological and functional context This object is a fragment of a large clear-glass vessel reported as coming from Oxyrhynchus (Egypt), in …

Funerary Greek Inscription IV AD Painted Stone V AD VI AD

Theodore’s Stele

Denomination: Theodore’s Stele Photo: British Museum Text: ΜΝΗΜΙΟΝ ΘΕΟΔѠΡΟΥ ΔΟΥΛ(ου) Θ(εο)Υ ΥΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΗ ΤΡΙΟΥ ΚΥΝΟΠΟΛ(ιτου) ΑΓΑΜ(ου). S ΙΝΔ(ικτιωνος) ΠΑΧѠΝ ΙΖ ΚΒ Ε(των). ΕΥΨΥΧ(ει). Traduction: Memorial of Theodore servant of God, son of Demetrios of Kynopolis, unmarried, (who died in the) sixth (year) of the indictio, Pachon 17, (aged) 22. Be of good cheer. Lenguage Greek …

Greek III AD Incised IV AD Magical/apotropaic Stone V AD VI AD Votive/religious

Magical tablet of Set

Denomination: Magical tablet of Set Photo: Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission https://www.oxirrinc.com/ Text: Text A (upper) ANIKH(TOΣ) = ἀνίκητος Text B (lower) Option 1 A(NIKHTOΣ) (?) [ΣH]Θ = ἀνίκητος Σηθ Option 2 ANIKH(TOΣ) (?) Traduction: Text A = invincible Text B = Option 1 = Invincible (?) Set (?) Option 2 = Invincible (?) Lenguage Greek Chonology: …

Greek Painted V AD VI AD Votive/religious Wall

Jonah’s painting

Denomination: Jonah’s painting Photo: https://www.oxirrinc.com/ Text: ε ἰν(δικτίωνος)Τύβι κ Traduction: (Year) 5 of the indiction Tybi, 20 Lenguage Greek Chonology:  V-VI AD Style: Painted type: Votive/ religious Support: Wall Location: Funerary House of the Upper Necropolis at Oxyrhynchus Discovered: 1992 Description: Archaeological and functional context.The object is a wall painting with an inscription from the …