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Artefact ID1498
TM IDTM 131092
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 44; O.Amheida inv. 11668: Account of cotton 
The ostracon (8 x 5.6 cm) is inscribed on both sides and lists measures of cotton with their recipients: Petenephotes (πρ[εσβύτερος]), Psais son of Psais, Ammonios son of Horos, and Psais son of Horos on the convex side; Petenephotes son of Ammonios, […] son of Ammonios, Pete[…] and Polybios on the concave.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria

Find context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 13, DSU 216, FN 64.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11668

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. 98-99, No. 44.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1498", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1498
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