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Artefact ID1203
TM IDTM 33478
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P.Herm. 43: Letter

Fragment of a sheet of papyrus preserving the opening lines of a letter from Ioubinianos (Jovinianus) to his "lord and in all most esteemed father Hermammon" who is then addressed as "apa". The papyrus breaks off in the middle of conventional initial salutations.

Recto: the text runs along the fibres and starts with a cross.

Verso is blank.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Manchester, John Rylands Library, P. Herm. 43

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps (descr.)

• Rees, Brinley R. 1964. Papyri from Hermopolis and Other Documents of the Byzantine Period. London, no. 43.

Additional bibliography

• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Turnhout, 117 and 164.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 1203", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1203
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