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Artefact ID855
TM IDTM 34539
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

O.Douch II 183 descr.: Coptic letter

Approximately 12 lines (the end is erased) of which only the first two lines are edited: letter from Abraam optio (poptiwn), to Peiam.

The optio Abraam is also known from O.Douch I 11; 22; 41 and O.Douch V 561 ssq.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics, Coptic language
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and dossier connections (Abraam optio), archaeological context (O.Waqfa, p. 15; O.Douch V, p. vi).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

"Temple, 2e Cour, XI (fichier); tribune (registre d'inventaire)"

Accession number

Cairo, Egyptian Museum, number unknown; Dūš, excavations IFAO 1978-1979 no. 441.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Cuvigny, Hélène and Guy Wagner. 1988. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. II. Documents de Fouilles 24/2. Cairo: Ifao, no. 183 descr. and pl. XVII.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 855", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/855
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