| Artefact ID | 1409 |
| TM ID | TM 30466 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Alex. 29: Letter of peace for Diphilos Fragmentary sheet of papyrus containing a letter addressed to the "beloved brother Maximus" from someone whose name is almost completely lost, asking that "our brother Diphilos", bearer of the letter is welcome. It has been suggested that this letter was part of the Sotas dossier considering the close parallels in the wording given by PSI III 208, PSI IX 1041 and P.Oxy. XXXVI 2785. But according to Luijendijk 2008: 87, the handwriting of P.Alex. 29 perhaps indicates an earlier date than that in the other letters of the Sotas correspondence. This letter is categorised as a "letter of peace" rather than a "letter of recommendation" in Teeter 1997: 960; see also Luijendijk 2008:102-112. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 250 |
| Date to | 299 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography: dated 3/4th c. in ed. pr. but 3rd c. (even 200-250) in Naldini; 250-300 by Luijendijk 2008: 94 and 107 n. 98 [Van Haelst]); but 250-330 on TM (W. Clarysse). |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Provenance unknown. Possibly from Oxyrhynchos if it is part of the Sotas dossier. |
| Accession number | Alexandria, Graeco-Roman Museum P.Alex.inv. 317. |
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