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Artefact ID890
TM IDTM 73922
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

O.Douch IV 369 descr.: Coptic fragment (unedited)

Undetermined content. Mention of Apollon son of Magnos, well-known issuer of several orders in the ʿAyn al-Wāqifa ostraca, such as O.Waqfa 7; 8; 9; 18; 28, which confirms the close relationship between Dūš and the surrounding villages.

Selection criteriaCoptic language
Date from375
Date to425
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and archaeological context.

O.Douch IV 358-390 are dated in the late 4th c. or early 5th c. in ed. pr. (Wagner 1999: viii); see also Carrié 2004: 263 who suggests that the core of the Dūš ostraca were written between 385 and 420.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Fort

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1985-1988 no. 85-112

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wagner, Guy. 1999. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. IV. Documents de Fouilles 24/4. Cairo: Ifao, no. 369, descr.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 890", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/890
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