Artefact ID | 405 |
TM ID | TM 62038 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Parchment |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | BKT VIII 24; P.Berol. inv. 16990. A vellum fragment containing the Book of Exodus 34:18–20 concerned with the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The fragment contains 10 verses (2 verses estimated lost) on both the recto and the verso, with upper and side margins preserved. The vellum material is quite thin and translucent. The ink is brown. The text is written in pointed, slanting uncials of about 2.5-3mm height. No punctuation or diacritical marks occur. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical) |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. Kurt Treu places the fragment in the 4th c. by comparison with P.Berol. 11766; see Trey 1970: 51 n. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Find-site and provenance unknown. |
Accession number | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 16990 |