Artefact ID | 706 |
TM ID | TM 61992 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Parchment |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | BKT VIII 22 Parchment fragment containing Psalms 103:18-19, 26-27 and 105:17-18, 25-26. The broad fragment measures 2.5 x 23 cm, and contains text arranged in two columns per page. There are 6 lines of text preserved per column. The scribe employs high-dots for punctuation, and the text contains several nomina sacra. The parchment fragment was reused for binding of a papyrus codex; see ed. pr. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. The ed. pr. placed the fragment in the 4th c. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Provenance is unknown. The fragment was acquired by Carl Schmidt in 1937. |
Accession number | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 16390 |