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Artefact ID798
TM IDTM 34420
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Douch II 85: List of military men

Mentioning one Pachomis Tentyrites, one Papnouthis, one Abram Sarakenos.

The spelling Abram (rather than usual Abraam) is extremely rare, and perhaps related to the fact that he is sarakenos. Other sarakenoi in O.Douch I 86 and in O.Douch I 41.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and dossier connections, archaeological context (O.Waqfa, p. 15; O.Douch V, p. vi; but Carrié 2004: 262-263 suggests 385-420).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Temple, 1re Cour, Ouest de la colonnade + sondage au nord de la forteresse

Accession number

Cairo, Egyptian Museum, number unknown; Dūš, excavations IFAO 1978-1979 no. 90 + 364

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Cuvigny, Hélène and Guy Wagner. 1988. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. II. Documents de Fouilles 24/2. Cairo: Ifao, no. 85 and pl. IV.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 798", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/798
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