| Artefact ID | 1358 |
| TM ID | TM 32722 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 23 (al-Šayḫ ʿIbāda) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Ant. II 92: Memorandum Well preserved sheet of papyrus containing a memorandum from John to Anastasius concerning some matters and undertakings to be carried out by the addressee. Careful writing, but the writer's poor grasp of grammar makes some passages obscure. Use of the formula "by god's help" (σὺν θεῷ). According to ed. pr., there is a cross after the last word, l. 27. Verso is blank. |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 375 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Dated 4/5th c. in ed. pr. Note that there is apparently no mention of a scriniarius (l. 20) securely attested before 397 (P.Oxy XIV 2408) and the name Anastasios does not appear in any securely dated document before 5th c. [VS]. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | - |
| Accession number | Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P.Ant. 92 |
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