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Artefact ID1518
TM IDTM 372194
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 2 576; O.Amheida inv. 14621: Account 
The convex side of a small ostracon fragment (3.7 × 2.5 cm) designates 1 mation of sesame to a Dorotheos.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from275
Date to350
Dating criteria

Find context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2008–2013. Discovered in Area 2.2, B6, Room 29, DSU 31, FN 9.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2008-2013, Inv. 14621

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. 167, No. 576.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1518", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1518
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