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Artefact ID593
TM IDTM 957805
Findspot (DEChriM ID)19   (Biʾr Šawīš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

O.BirShawish 14: Receipt for oil

Receipt addressed to Abraham son of Jacob. The same Abraham is also delivering oil in O.BirShawish 15 and O.BirShawish 16.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from395
Date to411
Dating criteria

Palaeography, archaeological context (House 3) and archive connection (Abraham son of Jacob) give a range of 375-425.

The 9th indiction of the receipt could be either 395/396 or 410/411.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, Room 121, SU 1

Accession number

El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 16.6/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, 50-51, no. 14.

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 593", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/593
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