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Artefact ID1603
TM IDTM 33492
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. Köln Gr. 2 109: Letter from/to Pataor and Loutteos 
This complete sheet (15 x 21 cm) with some damage is addressed to τοῖς ἀγαπιτοῖς ἀδελφοῖς (line 1, address on verso), possibly correspondence from monks to monks. The senders use the phrasing παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ (line 4, 22) in their well-wishes. 
Abaris, Paneisotis and πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφ[οὺ]ς ὑμῶν (lines 5-6, 21) are greeted, as well as Apinchios, Egoteos, and Apa Makarios (line 20). Greetings are relayed from Pitimios, E[…]/Eudoros (?), Paulos, Eiako[b] and Pibechios brother of Papnouthis.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from300
Date to499
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown provenance. Blasco Torres assumes the text “comes from the northern area of Egypt” due to the dialectal features of the name Ἀπινχι(ο)ς (line 19-20).

Accession number

Cologne, Papyrussammlung P. 6201

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Krämer, Bärbel and Dieter Hagedorn. 1978. Kölner Papyri (P. Köln). Band 2. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 181-184, No. 109. Tafel XVI.

Additional bibliography
• Harrauer, Hermann. 2010. Handbuch der griechischen Paläographie. Textband. Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann. 411-412, No. 219.
• Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel. 2021. “Dialectal Features in Personal Names and the Delta Provenance of Greek Texts.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 218. 237-242: 241.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1603", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1603
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