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Artefact ID681
TM IDTM 34111
Findspot (DEChriM ID)2   (Šams al-Dīn)
ClassTextual
MaterialPlaster
Writing mediumGraffito
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Oasis p. 40, no. 56; SB XX 14806; SEG XXXVIII 1783: Visitor's inscription.

Two lines in very large letters: "Biktor, servant of Jesus Christ".

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
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, right above the frieze and below I.Oasis p. 40, no. 55.

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. 56.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 681", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/681
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