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Artefact ID677
TM IDTM 34106
Findspot (DEChriM ID)2   (Šams al-Dīn)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Oasis p. 39, no. 51; SB XX 14801; SEG XXXVIII 1778: Invocatio

Two lines of a large and regular handwriting reading "One is the God who helps Theosebios".

Maybe in the same hand as I.Oasis p. 38-39 no. 52.

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

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

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Church, kathesterion, south wall, below the frieze and I.Oasis p. 38-39 no. 50, on the right side of I.Oasis p. 38-39 no. 52.

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, 39, no. 51.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 677", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/677
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