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Artefact ID44
TM IDTM 957985
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P. Mich. inv. 4554 rto

Private letter to a deacon in Coptic (S), only end of address preserved, eleven lines of text, left part missing; from the major folds (and break) one might surmise 1/3 of lines missing but the size would then be rather large, seeing that the farewell address in line 11 is probably half preserved, missing part might be 2-4 cm only

No image of verso on APIS, hence presumably empty

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Coptic language
Date from401
Date to500
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 4554 [P.Mich. inv. 4554]

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

in-edited

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 44", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/44
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