E00112: Terracotta moulds for the manufacture of lamps and flasks with Greek inscriptions naming *Onnophrios (Egyptian Anchorite, 4th c., S00055), *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and *Theodore (presumably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), from Elephantine, Upper Egypt. Probably 5th–7th c.

1) On a stamped mould for a flask/ampulla with inscriptions in circular bands on the belly, from Elephantine, dated to the 5th–7th century, the following Greek inscription can be found (SEG 37.1632):

τοῦ ἁγ[ίου] Ὀ̣νόφριος
'of saint Onophrios'

2) Another stamped mould for a lamp shows the following inscription (SEG 37.1626):

τοῦ ἁγίου [Στ]έφανος
'of saint Stephen'

3) Another stamped mould for a lamp shows the following inscription (SEG 37.1625):

ὁ ἅγιος ἄπα Στέφανος
'saint Apa Stephen'

4) A fragmentary mould for a flask/ampulla reads in circular band on the belly (SEG 37.1631):

[- -]ας ἔνδοξον Θεόδο[ρον - -]
'… honoured Theodoros …'

5) On another fragmentary mould for a flask/ampulla in circular band on the belly the saint’s name is lost (SEG 37.1630):

τοῦ ἁγ̣[ίου - -]
'of saint …'

Translation: Gesa Schenke.