| Artefact ID | 1099 |
| TM ID | TM 32579 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 30 (al-Ašmūnayn) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | SB XVI 12244: Fragment of a document. Upper part of a document sent by Flavius Demeas, son of Heraklammon, town councillor and devotissimus tribunus to the heirs of Sostratos; perhaps a contract. According to the editor, Sostratos could possibly be identified with Sostratos Ailianos, strategos and exaktor of the Hermopolites nome frequently found in the Vienna papyri; if so, the provenance of the papyrus would be Hermopolis. The document starts with the Christan cryptogram χμγ at the top, in the middle of the page. The handwriting is a byzantine cursive leaning to the right, running along the fibres. Verso: The document was cut and reused to write a medical prescription for tooth-powder on the back (TM 64525 / LDAB 5752). There the handwriting is an unformal majuscule and the text runs across the fibres. |
| Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 375 |
| Date to | 450 |
| Dating criteria | Dated 4th c. in ed. pr. but palaeography and use of χμγ rather point to late 4th or early 5th c. [VS]. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | The hermopolite provenance is uncertain. |
| Accession number | Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 30914 Ro |
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