4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1509
TM ID	TM 372073
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	10 (Amḥayda)
Class	Textual
Material	Ceramic
Writing medium	Ostracon
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	O.Trim. 2 455; O.Amheida inv. 13001: Account The ostracon (5.9 × 4.2 cm) is inscribed on both sides and broken at the lower corner. Names listed are Son of Ammo(nios), Son of Euethios, Son of Philosarapis, Matthaios and Pekysis. On the concave, ἀπὸ Πμουω ("from Pmouo") indicates an as-of-yet unknown toponym. The name Matthaios is rare in papyri from Egypt, with the earliest attestations in Egypt being almost exclusively from Dakhla and dated to the 4th c.
Selection criteria	Christian onomastics
Date from	350
Date to	370
Dating criteria	Find context
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2008–2013. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 19, DSU 264, FN 1.
Accession number	Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2008-2013, Inv. 13001

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