Artefact ID | 1218 |
TM ID | TM 653485 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 4 (ʿAyn al-Ṭurba) | Class | Textual |
Material | Ceramic |
Writing medium | Ostracon |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | Fragment of a letter in Coptic (S), probably asking the recipient to take care of a matter since somebody is bothering the sender about it |
Selection criteria | Coptic language |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 500 |
Dating criteria | Though lacking the exact archaeological context, the ostracon was found by the MMA expedition at Hibis and probably belonged to the occupation of the site in the 4th-5th cent. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. 25.10.25.51 |