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Artefact ID288
TM IDTM 11243
Findspot (DEChriM ID)76   (Kūm al-Ḫarāba al-Kabīr Ğirza)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

P.Gen. I. (2nd ed.) 68: Receipt for an inheritance share.

Aurelius Pergamios receives from Aurelius Ol a part of the inheritance of Kyrillos, father of Pergamios, consisting of small livestock (sheep, goats, lambs, etc.), household furniture (a bed and two seats) and eight solidi.

Paulos, priest of the village of Philadelphia (Arsinoites), is mentioned as one of the witnesses (11-12: ἐπὶ παρουσίᾳ Δ̣ι̣δ̣ύμου καὶ Παύλω (l. Παύλου) πρεσβυτέρου | τῆς αὐ̣τ̣ῆς κώμης) – see Cadell 1967: 196-197, n. 4.

Recto written along the fibres. Verso not visible.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from382
Date to382
Dating criteria

Text dated to May 8, 382

Absolute/relative dateAbsolute date
Archaeological context

Part of a lot from the archive of the notaries of Philadelpheia (end of 4th c.), see Schubert 2002: 242-246.

Accession number

Geneva, Bibliothèque P.Nicole inv. 13 recto

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition :

• Schubert, Paul. 2002. Les papyrus de Genève, premier volume, 2e édition. Genève: bibliothèque publique et universitaire, 192-195, no. 68.

Additional bibliography:
• Cadell, Hélène. 1967. «Papyrologica», Chronique d'Égypte 42, 189-208.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 288", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/288
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