| Artefact ID | 1007 |
| TM ID | TM 74186 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 1 (Dūš) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Ceramic |
| Writing medium | Ostracon |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | O.Douch V 630: Private letter from Elias and Plenis. The letter is addressed by Elias to his lord brother --os (name is lost), asking to send to their brother Nabersai, dromedarius, commodities (wine, leeks, lettuces). Plenis sends greetings; Elias adds that he writes often to Herakleia and asks for a little salt. Elias and Plenis are military men well attested, together in O.Douch 381, where Elias is the beneficiary of a payment order signed by Fl. Plenis. |
| Selection criteria | Christian onomastics |
| Date from | 350 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography, dossier connections and archaeological context (Wagner 2001: vi). |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Secteur Nord-Est de la forteresse (Wagner 2001: v) |
| Accession number | Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1989 no. 89-578 |
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