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Artefact ID1001
TM IDTM 74162
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Description

O.Douch V 606 descr.: Private letter.

Coptic letter starting with a Greek address "to my lord brother Antisthenios, Biktor, greetings" and ending with final salutations in Greek. The Coptic body of the letter (3 lines) remains unedited.

Selection criteriaCoptic language
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, dossier connections and archaeological context (Wagner 2001: vi).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Secteur Nord-Est de la forteresse (Wagner 2001: v)

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1989 no. 89-514

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wagner, Guy. 2001. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. V. Documents de Fouilles 24/5. Cairo: Ifao, no. 606 descr.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1001", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1001
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