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Artefact ID1516
TM IDTM 372161
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 2 543; O.Amheida inv. 13089: Ostracon containing the name Theodoros 
The contents of this ostracon (2.6 × 3.1 cm) are unclear. It was broken on the left side and perhaps at the top. Written on the convex side are the indication of an amount of wheat intended for a Theodoros.

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 2008–2013. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 19C, DSU 297.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2008-2013, Inv. 13089

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Ast, Rodney and Roger S. Bagnall. 2016. Amheida III: Ostraka from Trimithis. Volume 2: Greek Texts from the 2008–2013 Seasons. New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World/NYU Press. 155-156, No. 543.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1516", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1516
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