| Artefact ID | 890 |
| TM ID | TM 73922 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 1 (Dūš) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Ceramic |
| Writing medium | Ostracon |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Coptic |
| Description | O.Douch IV 369 descr.: Coptic fragment (unedited) Undetermined content. Mention of Apollon son of Magnos, well-known issuer of several orders in the ʿAyn al-Wāqifa ostraca, such as O.Waqfa 7; 8; 9; 18; 28, which confirms the close relationship between Dūš and the surrounding villages. |
| Selection criteria | Coptic language |
| Date from | 375 |
| Date to | 425 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography, content and archaeological context. O.Douch IV 358-390 are dated in the late 4th c. or early 5th c. in ed. pr. (Wagner 1999: viii); see also Carrié 2004: 263 who suggests that the core of the Dūš ostraca were written between 385 and 420. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Fort |
| Accession number | Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1985-1988 no. 85-112 |
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