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Artefact ID1500
TM IDTM 131114
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 66; O.Amheida inv. 11755: Ration account of bread and grain
The ostracon (7.2 x 4.5 cm) is inscribed on the concave side and dated to Epeiph 20, 12th Mesore of an unknown year. Names mentioned are Domnion, Paulos, and Gelasios. Possible traces on the convex.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
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 14, DSU 221, FN 111.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11755

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. 108-109, No. 66.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1500", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1500
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