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Artefact ID591
TM IDTM 957801
Findspot (DEChriM ID)19   (Biʾr Šawīš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

O.BirShawish 10: Receipt for sitokrithon.

Receipt issued by the priest Rufinus (son of --) to Abraham son of Jacob.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian onomastics
Date from375
Date to425
Dating criteria

Palaeography, archaeological context (House 3) and archive connection (Abraham son of Jacob).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, Room 12, SU 1

Accession number

El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 16.4/BS/07

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Dospěl, Marek. 2020. Ostraka and Other Inscribed Material from Bīr Shawīsh, Small Oasis. Excavation Seasons 2005 and 2007. Ann Arbor: The American Society of Papyrologists, 44-46, no. 10.

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 591", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/591
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