4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1713
TM ID	TM 34203
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Leather
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	SB 20 15199: List of payments and recipients This unusual text written on the scapula of an ox (32.6 x 15.6 cm) is complete save for some letters in the upper left corner. The first three lines record someone (this name is lost) with their son, Philoxinos son of Horion, and Thonios with his son, followed by ἀν( ) α or ἀν( ) β. The ed.pr. theorizes this abbreviation could indicate ἀν(άβολον) or ἀν(αβολάδιον), relating the text to vestis militaris, and the rest of the text to the adaeratio. The subsequent list of names comes accompanied by payments in δηναρίων μυριάδες (“myriads of denarii”). Names included are Philoxinos, Thoonis, Mar[…] son of Gerontios and Eisak; of special note is a Philoxinos μονωχὸς (line 6). The opposite side of the bone features a drawing of a branch or tree.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian onomastics
Date from	350
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography; second half of the 4th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt in 1905–1906. Given to the British Museum by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
Accession number	London, British Museum 107,10-19.1

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