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Artefact ID606
TM IDTM 957821
Findspot (DEChriM ID)19   (Biʾr Šawīš)
ClassTextual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumOstracon
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

O.BirShawish 30: Receipt signed by Jacob.

Selection criteriaChristian onomastics
Date from398
Date to413
Dating criteria

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

Payment made for the 11th indiction, which could be either 398 or 413.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, Room 11E, SU 4

Accession number

El-Bawiti, Museum number unknown; Biʾr Šawīš, excavation no. 95/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, 74, no. 30.

Authors
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 606", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/606
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