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Artefact ID419
TM IDTM 74586
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Kellis 62: Receipt for 5 chickens delivered by Tithoes, son of Joseph.

Writing parallel to the throwing marks on convex side.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers
Date from200
Date to399
Dating criteria

Dated 3th/4th c. (Worp 2004: 24 and 233). The text might refer to the 4th indiction, which would be year 315/316 or later (Worp 2004: 1 and O.Kellis 62, 3).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

From the West Church, Annex, Room 3B, deposit 6.

Accession number

Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project 1986-, no. D/6/72.

SCA #2280.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Worp, Klaas. 2004. Greek Ostraka from Kellis. Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 13. Oxford, no 62: 69.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 419", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/419
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