4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1477
TM ID	TM 74648
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	12 (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
Class	Textual
Material	Ceramic
Writing medium	Ostracon
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	O.Kell. 120; O.Kellis 120: Account of keramia, choes and kotylai It is unclear what type of liquids the list accounts for, whether wine or oil; line 7 mentions clothing. The names listed are a Ἡλιόδωρος πάτηρ, Isidoros, another Heliodoros, Ploutogenes, Thatres and an Isidoros son of Ael. While the πάτηρ of the first individual listed may be an indication of an affiliation to Christianity, it is potentially merely the distinction from the second Heliodoros mentioned in line 4 or an expression of respect. The convex side of the ostracon is inscribed.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from	300
Date to	350
Dating criteria	Palaeography; use of χοῦς (12 κοτύλαι) and κοτύλη as units of measurement is not attested after 330 CE, afterwards replaced by ξέστης (sextarii, 2 κοτύλαι). See Kruit/Worp 1999.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavated at Kellis as part of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 1999/2000. Discovered in Shrine III, Room 1, deposit 4.
Accession number	Egypt, Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project 1986- no. D/4/37

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