| Artefact ID | 1303 |
| TM ID | TM 32599 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 74 (Ǧabal al-Ṭayr) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Stone |
| Writing medium | Graffito |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | I.Gebel Teir, p. 19 no. I, 16; SB XVI 12904; SEG XXVI 1782: Visitor's inscription. Four lines of text with an invocation to Jesus Christ (abbreviated with supralinear stroke) asking for help for Esdra, priest, of (the topos/monastery of [V. Ghica]) Apa Papnouthios. According to ed. pr., it could be the same person who appears in I.Gebel Teir, p. 15 no. I, 6 and, not far away, in I.Oasis p. 64 no. 3. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 350 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Dated to "Byzantine period" in ed., but the name Esdra is so rare that it is most likely the same person as in I.Oasis p. 64 no. 3. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Zone 1 = at the entrance of the wādī, in a shelter in the eastern side. |
| Accession number | Ǧabal al-Ṭayr, in situ. |
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