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Artefact ID1526
TM IDTM 372440
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 2 822; O.Amheida inv. 14564: Account 
The ostracon (6.0 × 7.3 cm) is broken at the top right. Ten lines of text are distinguishable on the convex side, including the names of Akousilaos, Timotheos and wife of Pekysis.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from200
Date to399
Dating criteria

Find context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2008–2013. Discovered in Area 4.1, AP 48, DSU 159, FN 1.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2008-2013, Inv. 14564

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. 258, No. 822.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1526", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1526
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