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Artefact ID	1707
TM ID	TM 15514
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Oslo inv. 1647, SB 14 12021: Sale of a house This middle top part (22.3 x 15.9 cm) of a sheet contains the sale contract for a house. Less than half of the original width remains, an especially significant section is missing on the left. The top border might be preserved. Line 2 mentions an ἀναγνώστῃ καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας (“reader of the Catholic church”), and line 4 reconstructs the beginning of the term [μο]νάζοντος (“monk”). Names mentioned include Aurelius, Ioannes, Dorus, Dionysios, Merobaudes, Serena and Sarapammon. A second hand appears on the last two lines, possibly part of the signatures. The closest, nearly contemporary parallels to this type of contract are PSI 12 1239 (18.09.430 CE) and Stud. Pal. 20 110 (5th c.).
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian individuals/communities
Date from	377
Date to	399
Dating criteria	The ed.pr. palaeographically placed the text in the 4th/5th c., comparing the writing to PSI 12 1265 (27.12.426 CE) and Stud. Pal. 20 110 (5th c.). SB 14 then identified the reference to consul Flavius Merobaudes and Phamenoth 25 in line 5 (Μερ]υβαύδου τοῦ λαμπρο(τάτου) ἐν μηνὶ Φαμενὼθ κε̣), dating it shortly after March 21, 377 CE.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown; purchased by Samson Eitrem in Egypt in March 1936.
Accession number	Oslo, University Library P. 1647

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• de Kat Eliassen, Martha H. 1977. “Four Papyri from the Oslo Collection.” Symbolae Osloenses (SymbOsl) 52. 97-111: 106-111.

Additional bibliography
• Blumell, Lincoln H. and Thomas A. Wayment. 2015. Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents and Sources. Waco TX: Baylor University Press. 438-440, No. 121.
• Rupprecht, Hans-Albert and Joachim Hengstl. 1983. Sammelband Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Vierzehnter Band. Drittes Heft. (Nr. 11938–12219). (SB 14). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 417, No. 12021.
• Sijpesteijn, Pieter J. 1984. “Notes on Papyri Published in SB XIV.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 55: 159n16.
• Sijpesteijn, Pieter J. 1988. “Short Remarks on Some Papyri IV.” Aegyptus 68. 69-92: 82-83, No. 132.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1707", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1707

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External links

TM 15514 DDbDP (PN) HGV PapPal OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

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