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ARTEFACT IDENTIFIERS

Artefact ID	1615
TM ID	TM 22135
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. 63 4372: Account of Grain This text was written upside down on the back of P.Oxy. 63 4371, a large sheet (28 x 26 cm), and is identified by its heading as an ἀπαιτήσιμον (exaction list). Column 1 lists names and amounts of wheat in artabai, referring to previous and upcoming indictions, Column 2 lists names and amounts of barley in artabai. For Column 3, only the names remain, the amounts are broken off. The list includes a πρεσβύτερος called Heracles (line 4 in Column 1, lines 27 and 44 in Column 2, and line 52 in Column 3), a Paulos alias Polemon (lines 16, 39, 62), another Paulos (line 38), a farmer Elias (lines 13, 36, 58) and another Elias (line 31).
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian onomastics
Date from	341
Date to	399
Dating criteria	The beginning of the document dates it to an eighth indiction, offering the options of 349/350, 364/365, 379/380, and 394/395 for the 4th century. According to the ed.pr., the palaeography indicates the earlier dates.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt between 1896 and 1907.
Accession number	Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms 44 5B 63/76(a) Vo

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Rea, John R. 1996. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part LXIII (P. Oxy. LXIII). London: Egypt Exploration Society. 60-67, No. 4372.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1615", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1615

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External links

TM 22135 DDbDP (PN) HGV Oxyrhynchus Online (Image Database) Oxyrhynchus Papyri (University of Oxford – Online Resource)

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