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Artefact ID	1634
TM ID	TM 33790
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Lond. 3 1244: Letter from Hermapollon to Kopreas This upper portion of a letter contains exclusively expressions of affection and admiration for the recipient Kopreas, including the greeting τῷ δεσπότῃ μου καὶ ἀδελφῷ καὶ κυρίῳ τῆς ψυχῆς (line 1) and well-wishes τῷ ὑψίστῳ θεῷ (lines 3). Line 6 contains the phrase ὁ κύριος θεὸς γὰρ μαρτυρῖ (corrected by Kapsomenos 1972-1973). The letter may have been written by a Christian or a Jew. The verso contains the address.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance
Accession number	London, British Library Pap 1244

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Kenyon, Frederic G. and Harold I. Bell. 1907. Greek Papyri at the British Museum. Catalogue, with Texts. Vol. III. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. 244, No. 1244.

Additional bibliography
• Calderini, Aristide. 1917. “Pensiero e Sentimento. Nelle Lettere Private Greche dei Papiri.” Studi della Scuola Papirologica 2. 9-28: 13-14.
• Ghedini, Giuseppe. 1923. Lettere Cristiane dai Papiri Greci del III e IV Secolo. Milano: Presso l'amministrazione di Aegyptus e la società editrice Vita e Pensiero. 215-218, No. 31.
• Kapsomenos, Stylianos G. 1972-1973. "Glossoistorika scholia eis choria hellenikon keimenon ex Aiguptou (+ Résumé: Commentaire linguistique de quelques passages de textes grecs provenant de l'Égypte).” Athena [ΑΘΗΝΑ] 73-74. [Leimonarion. Prosphora eis ton kathegeten N.B. Tomadaken.] 551-574: 560-562, No. §7; 951-952.
• Leclercq, Henri. 1929. "Lettres Chrétiennes." In Dictionnaire d'Archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie 8(2), fasc. 90–91, edited by Fernand Cabrol and Henri Leclercq. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané, col. 2683-2885: col. 2790, No. 31.
• Naldini, Mario. 1968. Il Cristianesimo in Egitto. Lettere private nei papiri dei secoli II-IV. Firenze: Le Monnier. 249-251, No. 58.
• Rees, Brinley R. 1950. “Popular Religion in Graeco-Roman Egypt: II. The Transition to Christianity.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JEA) 36. 86-100: 99.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1634", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1634

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External links

TM 33790 DDbDP (PN) HGV The British Library – Papyrus 1244

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