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Artefact ID1003
TM IDTM 74167
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Douch V 611: Payment order

Issued by Andreas instructing his lord brother Isokrates to give the nun (τ-μοναχή) Maria 1 mation of barley. Signed by Andreas (Andre) and Abraam (Abram).

One Abraam son of Dio-- and Andre-- are also attested together in O.Douch III 289.

The name Maria appears also in O.Douch II 67, O.Douch IV 481; and in ʿAyn al-Wāqifa: O.Waqfa 78.

Another nun is in O.Douch III 190. Those are among the older mentions of nuns.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian onomastics
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

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 2001. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. V. Documents de Fouilles 24/5. Cairo: Ifao, no. 611 and pl. XVIII.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1003", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1003
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