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Artefact ID1338
TM IDTM 80643
Findspot (DEChriM ID)48   (Madīnat Hābū)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Heid. 445: Account of clover (arax).

Three joining fragments of an ostracon written in very faded ink. The text contains a list of artabas of clover delivered from the field-land called Limne (originally reclaimed from a lake, see l. 1n.) by several people.

Initial staurogram according to the ed. (but rather looking like a Greek cross after the photo). Cursive handwriting.

Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography. Dated 4th c. in ed. pr.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Presumably coming from the Memnoneia

Accession number

Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie O. G 345 + O. G 354 + O. G 644

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Armoni, Charikleia, Cowey, J.M.S. and Hagedorn, D.  2005. Die griechischen Ostraka der Heidelberger Papyrus-Sammlung. Heidelberg, no. 445.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1338", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1338
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