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Artefact ID898
TM IDTM 73945
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassCooking/table/transport/storage ware, Textual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumGraffito, Ostracon
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Douch IV 392: Jar inscription

6 letters incised on the body of a bottle: ΜΝΙΣΧΣ̣. Interpreted as an invocation, "Remember me, Jesus Christ"

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

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

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

"Ville", à l'est de la maison I

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1985-1988 no. 85-260

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 1999. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. IV. Documents de Fouilles 24/4. Cairo: Ifao, no. 392 and pl. VI.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 898", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/898
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