Artefact ID | 1302 |
TM ID | TM 32597 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 74 (Ǧabal al-Ṭayr) | Class | Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Graffito |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | I.Gebel Teir, p. 15 no. I, 6; SB XVI 12893: Visitorʼs inscription left by the priest Esdra. According to ed. pr., it could be the same person who appears in I.Gebel Teir p. 19 no. I, 16 and, not far away, in I.Oasis p. 64 no. 3. |
Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions |
Date from | 350 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | Dated to "Byzantine period" in ed. but the name Esdra is so rare that it is most likely the same person as in I.Oasis p. 64 no. 3. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Zone 1 = at the entrance of the wadi, in a shelter in the eastern side. |
Accession number | Ǧabal al-Ṭayr, in situ |