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Artefact ID626
TM IDTM 34082
Findspot (DEChriM ID)2   (Šams al-Dīn)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

I.Oasis p. 32, no. 28; SB XX 14777; SEG XXXVIII 1752: Visitor's inscription.

In very small letters (on the left side of the name Psais written in large letters): "One god ... for us".

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography and archaeological context (Wagner 1987: 27 and 182).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Church, kathesterion, west wall, on the right side of the niche, in the frieze.

Accession number

Šams al-Dīn, in situ

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 1987. Les oasis d'Egypte à l'époque grecque, romaine et byzantine d'après les documents grecs. Le Caire: Ifao, 32, no. 28

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 626", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/626
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