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Artefact ID1676
TM IDTM 30429
Findspot (DEChriM ID)28   (al-Bahnasā)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P.Oxy. XXXIII 2682, P.Oxy. 33 2682: Letter from Ammonis to Thermouthion
The sheet (9.4 x 26 cm) is largely intact save for some holes. Ammonios greets Thermouthion as τῷ ἀδελφῷ (line 2), and states that he makes obeisance παρὰ τῷ θεῷ (line 5) for him every day. The phenomenon of προσκύνημα is neither explicitly Christian nor pagan. Thermouthion is asked to send the requested veil, linen cloak and blanket to the writer via Hesychius. Greetings are conveyed from Ammonis’ wife and his daughter Theonilla, and greetings are sent to τὸν ἀδελφόν μου Stephanos (line 18-19) as well as to the κιθαρωδός Ammonis ("harp-singer", line 21-22). The verso contains the address.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from200
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative 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. 2682

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Parsons, Peter, John R. Rea and Eric G. Turner. 1968. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part XXXIII (P. Oxy. XXXIII). Graeco-Roman Memoirs 48. London: Egypt Exploration Society. 118-119, No. 2682.

Additional bibliography
• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols. 95n412.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1676", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1676
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