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Artefact ID11
TM IDTM 74192
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Description

O.Douch V 636 descr.: Letter from Cheos to Isokrates.

Unedited Coptic letter (13 lines) with address in Greek.

Selection criteriaCoptic language
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and archaeological context.

The ostraca published in O.Douch V are dated in the second half or end of the 4th c. in the ed. pr. (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. 89-638.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wagner, Guy. 2001. Les ostraca grecs de Douch V. Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, Documents de Fouilles 24/5. Cairo: Ifao, no. 636 descr.

Authors
Victor Ghica, Valérie Schram, 2020, 2021
Suggested citation
Victor Ghica, Valérie Schram, 2020, 2021, "Artefact ID 11", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/11
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