4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1488
TM ID	TM 131075
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	10 (Amḥayda)
Class	Textual
Material	Ceramic
Writing medium	Ostracon
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	O.Trim. 1 27; O.Amheida inv. 11117: Account The fragment (10 x 5.9 cm) is inscribed on its convex side, mentioning a fountain at Pmoun Horou and several individuals: Ammonios son of Pebos, Komet(…), Pebok, Makarios (presbyteros in Pmoun) and Ammonios son of Ammonios. The ed.pr. states that the Christian name Μακάριος is common at Kellis (see also O.Trim. 1 325 and O.Trim. 2 532), and that the name indicates that presbyteros likely refers to a Christian priest rather than a village elder.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, 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 17, DSU 153, AC 55.
Accession number	Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11117

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