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Artefact ID1502
TM IDTM 131126
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 78; O.Amheida inv. 11270: List of names 
The ostracon (3.9 x 4.1 cm) is inscribed on the convex side. The text is broken off on the right and lists the names Psais (twice), Mouses and Belles.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
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 99, FN 92.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11270

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. 113, No. 78.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1502", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1502
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