4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1485
TM ID	TM 131301
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	10 (Amḥayda)
Class	Textual
Material	Ceramic
Writing medium	Ostracon
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	O.Trim. 1 252; O.Amheida inv. 196: Memorandum The fragment (6 x 6 cm) contains the inscription “Mouses son of Psirais, warden of foreigners” on the convex side. This type of tag common in the house found might have accompanied payments or deliveries. However, the ed.pr. proposes that the ostracon is a liturgical nomination, necessitating mention of the office in question. The office is not attested elsewhere, see Bagnall/Ruffini 2012, 44-45 for a discussion.
Selection criteria	Christian onomastics
Date from	350
Date to	370
Dating criteria	Find context
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 2, DSU 13, FN 74.
Accession number	Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 0196 / O. Trim. Inv. 22

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