ΜΕΓΑ ΤΟ ΟΝΟΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΑΡΑΠΙΣ: An inscribed bronze ring from Marina el-Alamein

• Authors: Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner , Adam Łajtar

Abstracts

EN

The article offers the publication of a bronze ring discovered during the archaeological work on the site of Marina el-Alamein, located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea c. 100 kilometres west of Alexandria. The ring dated to the second century CE on contextual and formal grounds carries the acclamation 'Great is the name of Sarapis' in Greek inscribed on its bezel. The acclamation stems from the religious atmosphere of the times, which, in the quest for the divine, ascribed a sort of superiority to some gods of the polytheistic system. The ring contributes to the picture of religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of an anonymous settlement hidden under the site of Marina el-Alamein.

Keywords

EN

Marina el-Alamein; Roman jewelry; Sarapis; religious acclamations; 'megatheism'; Greek inscriptions

• Publisher: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
• Journal: The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 51
• Pages: 27-39

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner

• Jagiellonian University in Kraków

author

Adam Łajtar

• University of Warsaw

Identifiers

DOI

10.36389/uw.jjurp.51.2021.pp.27-39

Biblioteka Nauki

2083411