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Artefact ID618
TM IDTM 34060
Findspot (DEChriM ID)2   (Šams al-Dīn)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Oasis p. 28, no. 6; SB XX 14755; SEG XXXVIII 1731: Visitor's inscriptions.

Two intertwined ink graffiti written in very small size letters in an elegant 4th c. cursive.

a. two lines written by "Origenes, servant of Jesus Christ" (nomina sacra).

b. written by Moises, who added his name in between the two lines.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics, Nomina sacra
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography and archaeological context (Wagner 1987: 27 and 182).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Church, kathesterion, west wall, left side of the niche, above I.Oasis p. 28, no. 5.

Accession number

Šams al-Dīn, in situ

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 1987. Les oasis d'Egypte à l'époque grecque, romaine et byzantine d'après les documents grecs. Le Caire: Ifao, 28, no. 6.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 618", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/618
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