The Care for the Vulnerable in Egypt: a Fetal Burial at Oxyrhynchus

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The Upper Necropolis of Oxyrhynchus has been used for more than 1,000 years, from the Saite period (650 BC) until the arrival of the Arabs (646 AD). The Byzantine-era tombs are mudbrick crypts, which were accessed through a pit that led to a chamber with a vaulted ceiling, where the deceased were de...

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Autor principal: Castellano i Solé, Núria
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Publicado: Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2023
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Oxyrhynchus
Byzantine
foetus
pottery
Oxirrinco
bizantino
feto
cerámica
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spelling I28-R145-13744_oai2025-11-17 Castellano i Solé, Núria 2023-12-01 The Upper Necropolis of Oxyrhynchus has been used for more than 1,000 years, from the Saite period (650 BC) until the arrival of the Arabs (646 AD). The Byzantine-era tombs are mudbrick crypts, which were accessed through a pit that led to a chamber with a vaulted ceiling, where the deceased were deposited in various layers until the structure was clogged. During the 2021 season, crypts 1, 2, 3 and 4 were excavated in sector 36, whose individuals represent all age groups: from neonates to senile. The treatment observed in the burials implies a thanatopraxic care towards members of all classes, including the most exposed: infants and the elderly. The novelty is a funerary deposit exceptional in Oxyrhynchus: a kitchen pot where a five-month-old fetus was placed, wrapped in tissues and fastened with ribbons. Although infant burials in ceramic vessels are not unknown in Egypt, they are not common at Oxyrhynchus. This funerary practice demonstrates a special sensitivity towards a vulnerable and almost invisible sector of the population –the unborn– and a symbolism between the pot and the maternal womb. La Necrópolis Alta de Oxirrinco presenta una ocupación de más de mil años, desde la época saíta (650 a.C.) hasta la llegada de los árabes (646 d.C.). Las tumbas de época bizantina son criptas de adobe, a las que se accedía a través de un pozo que conducía a una cámara con techo abovedado, donde se depositaban los difuntos en diversas capas hasta colmatar la estructura. Durante la campaña de 2021 se excavaron en el sector 36 las criptas 1, 2, 3 y 4, cuyos individuos representan todas las franjas de edad: desde neonatos hasta seniles. El tratamiento observado en los enterramientos implica un cuidado tanatopráctico hacia los miembros de todas las clases, incluidos los más expuestos: infantes y ancianos. La novedad la constituye un depósito funerario excepcional en Oxirrinco: una olla de cocina en cuyo interior se colocó un feto de cinco meses de vida intrauterina, envuelto en tejidos y sujeto con cintas. Aunque los enterramientos infantiles en recipientes cerámicos no son desconocidos en Egipto, no son habituales en Oxirrinco. Esta práctica funeraria demuestra una especial sensibilidad hacia un sector vulnerable y casi invisible de la población: los no-natos, y un simbolismo entre la olla y el útero materno. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/13744 10.34096/rihao.n24.13744 spa Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/13744/12193 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/13744/12272 Revista del Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental 'Dr. Abraham Rosenvasser'; Núm. 24 (2023) 2683-9660 0325-1209 Oxyrhynchus Byzantine foetus pottery Oxirrinco bizantino feto cerámica The Care for the Vulnerable in Egypt: a Fetal Burial at Oxyrhynchus El cuidado de los vulnerables en Egipto: un enterramiento fetal en Oxirrinco info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=rihao&d=13744_oai
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Byzantine
foetus
pottery
Oxirrinco
bizantino
feto
cerámica
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Byzantine
foetus
pottery
Oxirrinco
bizantino
feto
cerámica
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foetus
pottery
Oxirrinco
bizantino
feto
cerámica
description The Upper Necropolis of Oxyrhynchus has been used for more than 1,000 years, from the Saite period (650 BC) until the arrival of the Arabs (646 AD). The Byzantine-era tombs are mudbrick crypts, which were accessed through a pit that led to a chamber with a vaulted ceiling, where the deceased were deposited in various layers until the structure was clogged. During the 2021 season, crypts 1, 2, 3 and 4 were excavated in sector 36, whose individuals represent all age groups: from neonates to senile. The treatment observed in the burials implies a thanatopraxic care towards members of all classes, including the most exposed: infants and the elderly. The novelty is a funerary deposit exceptional in Oxyrhynchus: a kitchen pot where a five-month-old fetus was placed, wrapped in tissues and fastened with ribbons. Although infant burials in ceramic vessels are not unknown in Egypt, they are not common at Oxyrhynchus. This funerary practice demonstrates a special sensitivity towards a vulnerable and almost invisible sector of the population –the unborn– and a symbolism between the pot and the maternal womb.
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