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Artefact ID1387
TM IDTM 372190
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. II 572

Ostrakon with two (?) lines of Greeks, written with black ink poorly preserved in the second line. One line 1: the name Beke (for Bekis) preceded by a cross.

Written on convex side.

Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria-
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Amheida, Area 2.3, B7, Room 2, DSU 102, FN 55.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2008-2013, Inv. 16257

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Ast, Rodney and Bagnall, Roger S. 2016. Amheida III: Ostraka from Trimithis Volume 2: Greek Texts from the 2008–2013 Seasons. New York, no. 572. 

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1387", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1387
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