- Title Pages
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Bibliography of Martin Krause
- 1 The Importance of the Fayoum for Coptic Studies
- 2 Linguistic Change and Religious Change: Thinking about the Temples of the Fayoum in the Roman Period
- 3 Manuscripts and Literature in Fayoumic Coptic
- 4 Schooldays in the Fayoum in the First Millennium
- 5 Biblical Interpretation and Alexandrian Episcopal Authority in the Early Christian Fayoum
- 6 The Library of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Phantoou (al-Hamuli)
- 7 The Coptic Manichaean Library from Madinat Madi in the Fayoum
- 8 Reconstructing the Landscape: Epigraphic Sources for the Christian Fayoum
- 9 The Monastery of Qalamun during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
- 10 Metal Objects from the Fayoum in the Collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo
- 11 The Christian Monuments of Tebtunis
- 12 Tunics from Naqlun
- 13 A Textile Puzzle from Arsinoë
- 14 Excavating the Ancient Monastery at Naqlun
- 15 The Medieval Coptic Cemetery at Naqlun
- 16 Early Christian Burials in the Fayoum
- 17 The Early Christian Churches of Tebtunis Discovered by the Italian Mission in 1930–1933
- 18 The RIEC Archaeological and Anthropological Surveys at the Site of Dayr al-Banat
- 19 Archaeological Remains of Everyday Life in the Fayoum
- 20 The Basketry from Excavations at Naqlun
- 21 Fayoum Portraits and their Influence on the First Coptic Icons
- 22 Christian Funerary Stelae from the Fayoum
- 23 Tradition Veiled in a Postmodern Form: Commemorative Art in the Shrine of Anba Abraam
- 24 Preservation of the Wall Paintings in the Church of the Archangel Gabriel at Naqlun
- 25 The Relation between the Fayoum and the Monastery of al-Suryan in the Late Medieval Period
- Bibliography
Early Christian Burials in the Fayoum
Early Christian Burials in the Fayoum
- Chapter:
- (p.185) 16 Early Christian Burials in the Fayoum
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in the Fayoum Oasis
- Author(s):
Gawdat Gabra
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
This chapter examines the early Christian burials at the Fag al-Gamous cemetery in the Fayoum Oasis in Egypt. The most significant tomb found in the cemetery consists of large room, some four by three meters in size and approximately two meters from floor to ceiling. The overall consistency of the burial methods and patterns in the sandy portions of the cemetery is remarkable, especially taking into consideration the differences in detail that display individual tastes and a broad range of economic expenditures in funerary matters. This chapter provides relevant photographs and the assumed burial schema at Fag al-Gamous.
Keywords: Christian burials, Fag al-Gamous, cemetery, Fayoum Oasis, Egypt, tomb
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- Title Pages
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Bibliography of Martin Krause
- 1 The Importance of the Fayoum for Coptic Studies
- 2 Linguistic Change and Religious Change: Thinking about the Temples of the Fayoum in the Roman Period
- 3 Manuscripts and Literature in Fayoumic Coptic
- 4 Schooldays in the Fayoum in the First Millennium
- 5 Biblical Interpretation and Alexandrian Episcopal Authority in the Early Christian Fayoum
- 6 The Library of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Phantoou (al-Hamuli)
- 7 The Coptic Manichaean Library from Madinat Madi in the Fayoum
- 8 Reconstructing the Landscape: Epigraphic Sources for the Christian Fayoum
- 9 The Monastery of Qalamun during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
- 10 Metal Objects from the Fayoum in the Collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo
- 11 The Christian Monuments of Tebtunis
- 12 Tunics from Naqlun
- 13 A Textile Puzzle from Arsinoë
- 14 Excavating the Ancient Monastery at Naqlun
- 15 The Medieval Coptic Cemetery at Naqlun
- 16 Early Christian Burials in the Fayoum
- 17 The Early Christian Churches of Tebtunis Discovered by the Italian Mission in 1930–1933
- 18 The RIEC Archaeological and Anthropological Surveys at the Site of Dayr al-Banat
- 19 Archaeological Remains of Everyday Life in the Fayoum
- 20 The Basketry from Excavations at Naqlun
- 21 Fayoum Portraits and their Influence on the First Coptic Icons
- 22 Christian Funerary Stelae from the Fayoum
- 23 Tradition Veiled in a Postmodern Form: Commemorative Art in the Shrine of Anba Abraam
- 24 Preservation of the Wall Paintings in the Church of the Archangel Gabriel at Naqlun
- 25 The Relation between the Fayoum and the Monastery of al-Suryan in the Late Medieval Period
- Bibliography
