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Artefact ID581
TM IDTM 86544
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.Mich.Copt. 6

Letter from Phoibammon, Theognoste(s), Isaac, and Germanos to 'their brother' Apa Bane in Coptic (M with S features), greeting various persons among them the chief officer and the whole garrison, actual content is not fully comprehensible; however, the text mention that Bane is presently at Esna; some of the same are also attested in P.Mich.Copt. 5.

Christian cryptogram ΧΜΓ at the top of the letter.

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Coptic language
Date from350
Date to500
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context


Accession number

Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 4552 [P.Mich. inv. 4552]

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Edition princeps

• Worrell, William H. and Husselman, Elinor Mullett. 1942. Coptic Texts in the University of Michigan Collection. Ann Arbor, no. 6.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 581", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/581
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