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Artefact ID706
TM IDTM 61992
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialParchment
Writing mediumCodex
Text contentLiterary
LanguageGreek
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 criteriaLiterary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography. The ed. pr. placed the fragment in the 4th c. 

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Provenance is unknown. The fragment was acquired by Carl Schmidt in 1937.

Accession number

Berlin, SMPK Egyptian Museum, P. 16390.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps:

∙ Stegmüller, Otto. 1939. Berliner Klassikertexte VIII: Berliner Septuagintafragmente. Papyrus no. 22.

Additional bibliography:

∙ Rahlfs, Alfred and Detlef Fraenkel. 2004 (1914). Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments. Göttingen. 34, descr. no. 2060 .

∙ van Haelst, Joseph. 1976. Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens. Paris. Description no. 214.

Authors
Sofia Heim, 2021
Suggested citation
Sofia Heim, 2021, "Artefact ID 706", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/706
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