| Artefact ID | 1146 |
| TM ID | TM 12895 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Ross. Georg. 3 28: Marriage contract. The papyrus contains the copy of a marriage contract between Aurelius Asep, son of --, from the village of Taurinon in the Arsinoite nome and Aurelius Aron, son of Kounias, from the settlement Psetra of the same nome. The agreement concerns the wedding of Asep with Aron's daughter Apia. If Asep leaves Aron and his daughter, he will have to pay a fine of 10 solidi. The papyrus bears the subscriptions of both parties, but Aurelius Ammonios, papas, have written for them as they are both illiterate. "Papas" was a title which only members of the clergy were to bear: in 4th c. Egypt, see SB XVI 12304 and P.Lond. VI 1914 where the title goes to bishops, and P.Oxy. XXXVI 2785 where it goes to a priest (Derda and Wipszycka 1994: 54). |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions |
| Date from | 343 |
| Date to | 358 |
| Dating criteria | The (post-)consular date formula is incomplete and could refer either to February 24, 343 or 358, see Bagnall and Worp, 90; 187. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Part of the private collection of Grigol Zereteli, which derived from three sources: Egyptologist Boris A. Turaev’s purchases in Cairo in 1909 (Turaev was married to Zereteli’s sister Elena); ancient historian Mikhail I. Rostovtzeff’s purchases in Egypt in 1907; and Egyptologist Vladimir Golenishchev, who gifted part of his collection to Zereteli and Turaev before selling it to the Pushkin Museum in 1909–1912 (see Chepel 2018). |
| Accession number | Tbilisi, Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts, No. 253 |
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