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Artefact ID1304
TM ID-
Findspot (DEChriM ID)11   (ʿAyn al-Ǧadīda)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumDipinto
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Gedida 2: Acclamation.

Inscription in black ink; letters ± 2.5 high; rounded, indistinctive majuscules, neatly spaced out.

The "One God" formula is common in the Western Desert, see in al-Baǧawāt I.Oasis p. 62-63 no. 1, in Šams al-Dīn, I.Oasis p. 32, no. 28, I.Oasis p. 38-39 no. 50, I.Oasis p. 39, no. 51, I.Oasis p. 41, no. 58a, I.Oasis p. 43, no. 66., or in ʿAyn al-Sabīl, I.Ain al-Sabil 1.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from399
Date to300
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Discovered within the church complex, executed on the wall of its anteroom: Area B, room B6, BF72 (west wall) near northwest niche.

Accession number

Excavations 2006-2008, in situ.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Bagnall, Roger and Dzierzbicka, Dorota. 2018. "Ostraka and Graffiti." In Amheida IV. ‘Ain el-Gedida. 2006-2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt's Western Desert, N. Aravecchia. New York, 507-542 (no. 2, p. 531-532).

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, 2023
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, 2023, "Artefact ID 1304", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1304
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