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Artefact ID1324
TM IDTM 131395
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassCooking/table/transport/storage ware, Textual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. I 346: Jar inscription?

Incomplete (?) jar inscription made of a body sherd. On the convex surface a chi-rho monogram (chrism) written with black ink.

Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
Date from275
Date to350
Dating criteria-
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Area 2.1, Room 9, DSU 151, FN 29

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11114

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Bagnall, Roger S. and Ruffini, Giovanni R. 2012. Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis.Vol. 1. Texts from the 2004–2007 Seasons. New York, no. 346.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1324", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1324
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