Artefact ID | 601 |
TM ID | TM 154393 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 19 (Biʾr Šawīš) | Class | Textual |
Material | Ceramic |
Writing medium | Ostracon |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Greek |
Archive/Dossier | Archive |
Description | O.BirShawish. 23: Receipt for a chicken and eggs. Receipt issued by Joseph and delivered to Abraham. One Joseph, priest, collects rent payment of Abraham son of Jacob on behalf of his landlord in O.BirShawish 25. For similar text, see also O.Bahria 2. |
Selection criteria | Christian onomastics |
Date from | 394 |
Date to | 410 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography, archaeological context (House 3) and archive connection (Abraham son of Jacob) give a range of 375-425. 8th indiction could be either year 394/395 or 409/410 |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | House 3, Room 12, SU 12 |
Accession number | El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 16.3/BS/07. |