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Artefact ID422
TM IDTM 74603
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Kellis 79: Receipt for wine.

Paid by Paulos, son of Belles, and signed by Timotheos. There might be another son of Belles named Petros in O.Kellis 117 v: Paulos' brother ? (see O.Kellis 117 v, l. 3n.) and Timotheos could be the same as the one who signs the receipt O.Gedida 7.

Convex side inscribed parallel to the throwing marks. The concave side has a resin coating.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

No datation but associated with material from 4th c. (Worp 2004: 233-234). Parallel with the ostraca from Ayn el-Gadida point towards the second half of 4th c.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

From the West Church, Annex, Room 5, deposit 3.

Accession number

Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project 1986-, no. D/6/145; SCA #: not registered.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Worp, Klaas. 2004. Greek Ostraka from Kellis. Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 13. Oxford, no 79: 80-81.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 422", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/422
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