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Artefact ID	1735
TM ID	TM 34035
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	CPR 8 52, SB 20 14226: Letter from Therpe to her father Theon Identified as being a join, P. Vindob. G 28579 (lines–1-10) supplements CPR VIII 52 with the first 8 cm of its sheet (28.5 x 8.5 cm). It had been folded once vertically, several times horizontally. The recipient, the sender’s father Theon, is greeted with great honors (Τῷ δεσπότῃ μου τῆ[ς] ψυχῆς μο[υ] ὡς ἀληθῶς τιμιωτάτῳ μου πατρὶ, line 1–3) and received well-wishes τῷ παντοκράτωρι θεῷ for his health (line 6); this phrasing is originally Jewish. Therpe is preparing for festivities, needing new ankle rings since hers have broken apart, and she reprimands her father since she has not received cakes, κονδῖτος (wine with spices) or money for the calends (τῶν Καλανδῶν, line 18). She also requires a dress made. The bottom 4 cm of the sheet are blank. The verso contains the address.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	499
Dating criteria	Palaeography; the ed.pr. dates it to the 4th/5th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance
Accession number	Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 25982 + G 28579

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition
• Paul, Michaela. 1992. “CPR VIII 52 komplettiert: Brief der Therpe an ihren Vater.” Analecta Papyrologica (APapyrol) 4: 75-78.

Editio princeps
• Sijpesteijn, Pieter J. and Klaas A. Worp. 1983. Corpus Papyrorum Raineri VIII, Griechische Texte V. Vienna: Brüder Hollinek. 132-134, No. 52

Additional bibliography
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Raffaella Cribiore. 2006. Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC–AD 800. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 237-238.
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Raffaella Cribiore. 2008. Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC–AD 800. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. A17.12. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb90014.0001.001]
• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols. 107n484.
• Rea, John R. 1988. “On the Greek Calends.” In Proceedings of the XVIII International Congress of Papyrology. Athens 25–31 May 1986. Volume 2, edited by Basil G. Mandilaras. Athens: Greek Papyrological Society. 203-208: 205-207.
• Rupprecht, Hans-Albert and Joachim Hengstl. 1997. Sammelband Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Zwanzigster Band. (Nr. 14069–15202). (SB 20). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 114-115, No. 14226.
• Sijpesteijn, Pieter J. 1996. “Bemerkungen zu Papyri IX. <Korr. Tyche>. 207. CPR VIII 52 ‘reed.’” Tyche 11 (1996). 243-254: 244. [on line 10]
• Zdiarsky, Angelika. 2010. “Mit zarter Hand? Briefe von Frauen in Ägypten.” In Stimmen aus dem Wüstensand. Briefkultur im griechisch-römischen Ägypten, edited by Claudia Kreuzsaler, Bernard Palme and Angelika Zdiarsky. Nilus. Studien zur Kultur Ägyptens und des Vorderen Orients 17. Wien: Phoibos. 53-59: 55-56. 141-142, Kat.-Nr. 27.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1735", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1735

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