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Artefact ID1555
TM IDTM 33143
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. Alex. 440: Fragment of a Christian Letter 
The ten lines of the papyrus (7 x 4.5 cm) are strongly fragmented, with only two to three words still being legible on each line. Line 3 reads κυρίῳ θεῷ.
Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown provenance
Accession number

Alexandria, Graeco-Roman Museum P. 440
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Świderek, Anna and Mariangela Vandoni. 1964. Papyrus Grecs du Musée Gréco-Romain d’Alexandrie. (P.Alex.). Warsaw: Editions Scientifiques de Pologne. 33, No. 440.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1555", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1555
External links
TM 33143 DDbDP (PN) HGV
Gallery
After: Šwiderek/Vandoni 1964, 33.

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