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Artefact ID679
TM IDTM 34108
Findspot (DEChriM ID)2   (Šams al-Dīn)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Oasis p. 40, no. 53; SB XX 14803; SEG XXXVIII 1780: Visitor's inscription.

"Ps--, servant of Jesus Christ". The name of the writer was scratched off.

"Jesus Christ" abbreviated ΙΗ ΧΡ with a chrism.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
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, on the right side of I.Oasis p. 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, 40, no. 53.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 679", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/679
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