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Artefact ID1483
TM IDTM 131283
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 234; O.Amheida inv. 11801: Tag 
The convex side of the ostracon (2.2 x 1.4 cm) reads “Mouses son of Psais”.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria

Find context; Mouses son of Psais also figures on O.Trim. 1 229.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 11, DSU 235, FN 167.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11801

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Giovanni R. Ruffini. 2012. Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis. Volume 1: Texts from the 2004–2007 Seasons. New York: New York University Press and Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 160, No. 234.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1483", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1483
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