| Artefact ID | 596 |
| TM ID | TM 957809 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 19 (Biʾr Šawīš) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Ceramic |
| Writing medium | Ostracon |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Archive/Dossier | Archive |
| Description | O.BirShawish 18: Receipt for cotton. Receipt issued by the priest Papnouthis and addressed to the tenant farmer Abraham, probably the same as in O.BirShawish 15 and O.BirShawish 16. Mention of one Isak. The priest Papnouthis is said to be illiterate and has the document written by someone else. He is very likely the same issuing party as in O.BirShawish 50). |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian onomastics |
| Date from | 401 |
| Date to | 416 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography, archaeological context (House 3) and archive connection (Abraham son of Jacob) give a range of 375-425. 14th indiction could be either year 401 or 416. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | House 3, Room 12, SU 1 |
| Accession number | El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 16.7/BS/07 |
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