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Artefact ID1054
TM IDTM 74103
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Description

O.Douch V 547 descr.: Private letter

Letter from Sarapammon to his "lady mother Tapaphi". The address is in Greek while the body of the letter is written in Coptic (6 lines) and yet unedited.

The addressee of the Coptic letter O.Douch V 524 is also named Sarapammon.

Selection criteriaCoptic language
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

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

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1989 no. 89-246.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wagner, Guy. 2001. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. V. Documents de Fouilles 24/5. Cairo: Ifao, no. 547 descr.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1054", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1054
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