The Alexamenos graffito (also known as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito)[1]: 393 is a piece of Roman graffito scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy, which has now been removed and is in the Palatine Museum.[2] Often called the earliest depiction of Jesus, the graffito is difficult to date, but has been estimated to have been made around the year 200 AD.[3] The image seems to show a young man worshipping a crucified, donkey-headed figure. The Greek inscription approximately translates to "Alexamenos worships [his] god,"[4] indicating that the graffito was apparently meant to mock a Christian named Alexamenos.[5]
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