| Artefact ID | 1717 |
| TM ID | TM 18004 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Uncertain |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | SB 5 7872: This left-side fragment of a papyrus sheet (17 x 7 cm) contains the remains of 27 lines. Each line is broken off roughly at the middle, and both top and bottom of the sheet are lost, leaving the nature of the document unclear. Horsley 1982 points out “conjectural reminiscence” of John 13:34 in line 9, διὰ [τὴ]ν τοῦ Χ(ριστο)ῦ ἐντολή[ν]. In line 12, the ed.pr. notes an echo of 2 Timothy 1:16 (δώῃ ἔλεος ὀ κύριος τῷ Ὀνηισφόρου οἴκῳ ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀγέφυξεν καὶ τὴν ἅλυσιν μου οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη). σάββατον appears on line 15. Nomina sacra: χυ |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography; Naldini 1968 places it in the first rather than the second half of the 4th c. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Purchased by Joseph Offord in Giza in 1899. Brought to Paris in 1900 for Seymour de Ricci to take a photograph, visited by de Ricci again in 1909. The papyrus’ location after Offord’s passing was unknown to de Ricci in 1934. |
| Accession number | London, Private collection Offord number unknown (previous) |
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