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Artefact ID1490
TM IDTM 131331
Findspot (DEChriM ID)10   (Amḥayda)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Trim. 1 282; O.Amheida inv. 11128 + 11138: Receipt 
The fragment (5.1 x 3.6 cm) inscribed on the convex side mentions a Theodoros in line 1 and the cost of 500 talents. The document is signed by a Nikokles.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from350
Date to370
Dating criteria

Find context; the appearance of the individual named Nikokles frequently occurring in estate management documents in Area 2.1 (see Bagnall/Ruffini 2012, 40 for a table overview).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Amḥayda by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, season 2004–2007. Discovered in Area 2.1, Room 16, DSU 161, FN 57 + DSU 158, FN 51.

Accession number

Egypt, Amheida, American excavations 2004-2007, Inv. 11128 + 11138

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. 175, No. 282.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1490", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1490
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