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Artefact ID1496
TM IDTM 131432
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 383; O.Amheida inv. 3076: Ostracon of Psais the deacon 
The text on the small shard (3.3 x 2.1 cm) offers no context, only the name Psais and διά[κων] have been transcribed. Psais the deacon is also mentioned in O.Trim. 1 78 and O.Trim. 1 272.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Find context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 4.1, DSU 11, AQ49.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 3076

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. 208-209, No. 383.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1496", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1496
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