| Artefact ID | 1039 |
| TM ID | TM 34261 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 36 (ʿAyn al-Wāqifa) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Ceramic |
| Writing medium | Ostracon |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | O.Waqfa 56: Delivery agreement Bes son of Poules, tenant farmer, agrees to deliver 1 measure of oil as payment for the landlord's share. Signed by Makarios. 15th indiction. Makarios could be the pronoetes (steward) acting as an intermediary between the landlord and the tenant farmer in O.Waqfa 37, 2. See also O.Waqfa 30 and 58 and 51. |
| Selection criteria | Christian onomastics |
| Date from | 350 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography and connection with the Dūš ostraca, see O.Waqfa, p. 15. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Maison D, pièce 3 |
| Accession number | ʿAyn al-Wāqifa, excavations EAS 1986-1987, no. 2400-137 |
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