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Artefact ID	1737
TM ID	TM 32720
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	23 (al-Šayḫ ʿIbāda)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Ant. 1 44, SB 24 16204: Letter from Longinus to Hermammon Broken off at the top left and at the bottom, this sheet (22.8 x 28.2 cm) features the remains of 21 lines. Well-wishes are extended to the recipient, and the desire to receive letters from παρὰ τῆς γλ[υκύ]τητός σου (“your own sweet self”, line 5–6). Writing from Pelusium, Longinus seems to be engaged in the textile trade, asking Hermammon for a specific kind of linen goods. An ἀδελφῷ ἡμ[ῶ]ν Ἀδελφίῳ (line 9–10) is mentioned, as well as Boethus, for whom Rea 1996 newly reads the title ἀνούμερ[ος] (“finance officer”, line 17) rather than πλουμέρι[ος]. From line 15 until the end, a second hand appears. Line 15 reads τὸν θεόν σου, and line 19 contains the phrase τῇ θείᾳ προνοίᾳ. The verso contains the address. Choat 2006 questions whether the document is Christian and lists it as monotheistic.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	499
Dating criteria	Palaeography; the ed.pr. places it in the late 4th to early 5th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavations at al-Šayḫ ʿIbāda (Sheikh Abâda, ancient Antinoopolis), by John de Monins Johnson in Winter 1913/1914, funded by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
Accession number	Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P. Ant. 44

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition
• Rea, John R. 1996. “P. Ant. I 44 Revised.” Tyche 11: 187-193, Tafel 5-6.

Editio princeps
• Roberts, Colin Henderson. 1950. The Antinoopolis Papyri. Part I. London: Egypt Exploration Society. 101-102, No. 44.

Additional bibliography
• Cazzaniga, Ignazio. 1963. “Spigolature Critiche VII.” La Parola del Passato. Rivista di Studi Antichi (PP) 18, fasc. 89. 127-129: 128, No. 2.
• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols. 84n354, 170.
• Naldini, Mario. 1968. Il Cristianesimo in Egitto. Lettere private nei papiri dei secoli II-IV. Firenze: Le Monnier. 355-357, No. 92.
• O'Callaghan, José. 1963. Cartas cristianas griegas del siglo V. Barcelona: Editorial Balmes. 40-43, No. 3.
• Pruneti, Paola. 1998. “Da ‘plumarius’ a πλουμάριος: la testimonianza dei papri.” In Antinoe Cent'Anni Dopo: Catalogo della mostra Firenze Palazzo Medici Riccardi. 10 luglio - 1° novembre 1998, edited by Loretta del Francia Barocas. Firenze: Istituto Papirologico “G. Vitelli”. 145-148: 145-146.
• Rupprecht, Hans-Albert and Joachim Hengstl. 2003. Sammelband Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Vierundzwanzigster Band. (Nr. 15875–16340). (SB 24). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 317-318, No. 16204.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1737", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1737

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