Early Christian Fetal Burials in the Egyptian Western Desert in the Midst of Magic and Inhumation

Kitat, Sara

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“…In parts of the Iberian Peninsula, for instance, deceased babies were buried in amphoras (Pereira and Albuquerque 2018, 102-107). In Egypt, fetuses were carefully wrapped in the same manner as adults and placed in graves on an east-west orientation (Kitat 2021). However, relatively few Christian babies are honoured with funerary inscriptions.…”

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Convention or Originality?: The Attributes of Christian Children in Latin Epigraphy

Curchin¹

2022

Antig. crist.

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The Latin tomb inscriptions of Christian children show surprising variety in the phrases and epithets used to describe the deceased. While some are conventional attributes expressing the innocence or piety of the child, others are more imaginative, original and even unique. The inscriptions record qualities such as smallness of the child; modesty; intelligence; devotion to God. They lament the child's premature death, but forsee its future in heaven. The inscriptions also reflect the grief and love of bereaved parents, suggesting genuine emotions. Las inscripciones funerarias latinas de niños cristianos muestran una variedad sorprendente en las frases y los epítetos utilizados para describir los muertos. Unos son atributos convencionales que expresan la inocencia o la piedad del niño; otros son más imaginativos, más originales, y incluso únicos. Las inscripciones registran cualidades tales como la pequeñez del niño; modestia; inteligencia; devoción a Dios. Se lamenta la muerte prematura del niño, pero se preve su futuro en el cielo. Las inscripciones reflejan también el dolor y el amor de los padres desolados, y con eso sugieren emociones genuinas.

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Section: Identification Of the Deceasedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Convention or Originality?: The Attributes of Christian Children in Latin Epigraphy

Curchin¹

2022

Antig. crist.

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Early Christian Fetal Burials in the Egyptian Western Desert in the Midst of Magic and Inhumation

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Convention or Originality?: The Attributes of Christian Children in Latin Epigraphy

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