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Artefact ID1302
TM IDTM 32597
Findspot (DEChriM ID)74   (Ǧabal al-Ṭayr)
ClassTextual
MaterialStone
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
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 criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from350
Date to499
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 dateRelative 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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

•  Wagner, Guy. 1984. In Les graffites du Gebel Teir, D. Devauchelle and G. Wagner. Cairo, 15 with pl. XVI.

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 1302", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1302
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