Artefact ID | 1395 |
TM ID | TM 64612 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | P.Rain.Unterricht 147: School text On the recto, four columns of numbers and fractions; the first one starting with a cross. On the verso, two more columns. It is unclear whether the papyrus contains a systematic calculation or just a dictation of numbers and fractions in order to test the pupil's knowledge. Cursive handwriting running along the fibres on the recto and across the fibres on the verso. |
Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
Date from | - |
Date to | - |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated 4/5th c.in ed. pr. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Possible provenance: Arsinoites or Herakleopolites. |
Accession number | Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 17621 |