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Artefact ID1489
TM IDTM 131321
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 272; O.Amheida inv. 11689: Tag/Memorandum 
The fragment (6.5 x 7 cm) is inscribed on the convex side with “Through Psais the deacon, 40 artabai of linseed for the pigeon house”. Psais the deacon is also mentioned in O.Trim. 1 78 and O.Trim. 1 383.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria

Find context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 13, DSU 199, FN 99.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11689

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Giovanni R. Ruffini. 2012. Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis. Volume 1: Texts from the 2004–2007 Seasons. New York: New York University Press and Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 171, No. 272.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1489", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1489
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