Artefact ID | 1052 |
TM ID | TM 34383 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 1 (Dūš) | Class | Textual |
Material | Ceramic |
Writing medium | Ostracon |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | SB Kopt. 3 1292; O.Douch I 49 descr.: Coptic letter Letter addressed by Pistois, princeps, to his "beloved brother Sansnos", with Christian "greetings in the Lord". The body concerns the distribution of wheat. About the characterisation of the letter, whether administrative or unofficial missive sent to a coreligionist (usually only in Greek letters), see Fournet 2020: 18. |
Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language |
Date from | 350 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography, content and dossier connections, archaeological context (O.Douch I, p. ix-x; O.Waqfa, p. 15; O.Douch V, p. vi; Carrié 2004: 262-263). |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | Cairo, Coptic Museum; Dūš, excavations IFAO 1976 inv. 80. |