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Artefact ID948
TM IDTM 74109
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Douch V 553: Private letter.

The letter is addressed to "my (our) lord brother Sabinos" by Kollouthos and Pachoumis, asking him to hurry to get from Makarios Asphynites (from Asphynis in the Latopolites nome) a little purse (?) and send it to them. They send greetings to their "sister" Thekla and wish him well.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and archaeological context (Wagner 2001: vi).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Secteur Nord-Est de la forteresse (Wagner 2001: v)

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1989 no. 89-360

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 2001. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. V. Documents de Fouilles 24/5. Cairo: Ifao, no. 553 and pl. VII.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 948", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/948
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