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Artefact ID	1671
TM ID	TM 30489
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. XX 2276, P.Oxy. 20 2276: Letter from Aurelius Artemidoros to the wife of Aurelius Apollonios Although nearly complete at the borders, this papyrus sheet (18.2 x 13.5 cm) is illegible on some lines due to holes and being held together by fibers. The sender, Aurelius Artemidoros, and the recipient, the wife of Aurelius Apollonius, are identified by the address on the verso. Apollonius is currently on trial, and Artemidoros reports the newest developments. Mention of Didymus, Kriton son of Epimachos, and Artemidoros’ brother (?) Dioscurides. The farewell includes remnants of the phrase (ἐ)ν κυ[ρίῳ θ]εῷ ἔυχομαι (line 29-30) directed at the wife and her children.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	275
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography; However, according to the ed.pr., the small amount of money concerned indicates a 3rd-century rather than 4th-century date.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt between 1896 and 1907.
Accession number	Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P. Oxy. 2276

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