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Artefact ID425
TM IDTM 74627
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Kellis 103: Account of requisitioned animals.

The text contains an account of animals used for ἀγγαρεία i.e. the requisitioning of animals for transport services. The list is made in the name of Timotheos and one animal is requisitioned on behalf of Psenpenouth( ).

Text written in two columns; convex side inscribed at right angles to the throwing marks.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from200
Date to399
Dating criteria-
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

From Shrine IV, surface (D/5/1) and from the Main Temple, Room A, fill of wall bin 1
(D/1/55).

Accession number

Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project 1986- no. # D/5/1 + D/1/55;

SCA #2240 + SCA# 2035.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Worp, Klaas. 2004. Greek Ostraka from Kellis. Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 13. Oxford, no 103: 96-97.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 425", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/425
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