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Artefact ID607
TM IDTM 957823
Findspot (DEChriM ID)19   (Biʾr Šawīš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

O.BirShawish 32: Receipt.
Receipt issued by the priest Theon and addressed to the tenant Abraham son of Jacob. The priest Theon is also known as the issuer of O.BirShawish 15.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from398
Date to414
Dating criteria

Palaeography, archaeological context (House 3) and archive connection (Abraham son of Jacob) give a range 375-425.

Dated to the 12th indiction which could be year 398/399 or 413/414.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, Room 11E, SU 6

Accession number

El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 292/BS/07

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Dospěl, Marek. 2020. Ostraka and Other Inscribed Material from Bīr Shawīsh, Small Oasis. Excavation Seasons 2005 and 2007. Ann Arbor: The American Society of Papyrologists, 76-77, no. 32.

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 607", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/607
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