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Artefact ID1481
TM IDTM 131278
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 229; O.Amheida inv. 11720: Tag 
The ostracon fragment (1.6 x 1.5 cm) was inscribed on both sides. The convex side reads “Mouses son of Psais”, while the other side contains faint traces.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria

Find context; Mouses son of Psais also figures on O.Trim. 1 234.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 14, DSU 194.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11720

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Giovanni R. Ruffini. 2012. Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis. Volume 1: Texts from the 2004–2007 Seasons. New York: New York University Press and Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 159, No. 229.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1481", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1481
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