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Artefact ID	1479
TM ID	TM 131253
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	10 (Amḥayda)
Class	Textual
Material	Ceramic
Writing medium	Ostracon
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	O.Trim. 1 204; O.Amheida inv. 11143: Tag The fragment (1.7 x 1.5 cm) contains the name Ψενπνού(θης), written on the convex side. According to the ed.pr., the ostracon is embedded in a fragment of a mud jar stopper.
Selection criteria	Christian onomastics
Date from	350
Date to	370
Dating criteria	Find context; the name Ψενπνούθης figures in multiple other Amḥayda ostraca: O.Trim. 1 16, O.Trim. 1 232, O.Trim. 1 239, O.Trim. 1 323, O.Trim. 1 324, O.Trim. 2 478, O.Trim. 2 502, O.Trim. 2 573, O.Trim. 2 620, and O.Trim. 2 622. It is considered an 'anonymous' theophoric name in scholarship (see Depauw/Clarysse 2013).
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 15, DSU 145.
Accession number	Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11143

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