Artefact ID | 890 |
TM ID | TM 73922 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 1 (Dūš) | Class | Textual |
Material | Ceramic |
Writing medium | Ostracon |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
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 criteria | Coptic language |
Date from | 375 |
Date to | 425 |
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 date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Fort |
Accession number | Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1985-1988 no. 85-112 |