| Artefact ID | 1178 |
| TM ID | TM 12767 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Prag. I 33: Deed of surety (?). Fragment of a sheet of papyrus preserving part (only right margin is preserved) of the body of a deed of surety (?) addressed by Aur. Petros, son of Dorotheos, deacon of the catholic church (from a village of which the name is lost), to Niketes son of Sarmates, epimeletes of some military camp. According to Z. Packman, the oath formulation by the emperor's τύχη and νίκη indicates an Arsinoite provenance (Packman 1991: 97). The handwriting of the body of the document is a large cursive running along the fibres; the subscription of Aur. Petros is written in a faster cursive (but it might have been written by someone else for Petros, if he was illiterate, but the papyrus breaks off). Verso is blank. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian onomastics |
| Date from | 391 |
| Date to | 392 |
| Dating criteria | The oath is sworn by the emperors (Valentinianus II, Theodosius), Arcadius and Honorius, in the month of Mecheir of the 5th indiction (= July 1, 391 - January 26, 392). |
| Absolute/relative date | Absolute date |
| Archaeological context | Fayyum? |
| Accession number | Prague, National Library, P. Wessely Prag. Gr. I 33 |
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