Artefact ID | 708 |
TM ID | TM 61993 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Parchment |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | P.Hamb. II 5; P.Ibscher 5 Parchment fragment containing Genesis 41:48-51 and 55-57. The fragment measures 8 x 8.5 cm and preserves 14 lines of text (recto and verso) written in one column per page. The written surface is estimated to have been 12 x 11 cm originally; see ed. pr. For punctuation, the scribe employs mid-points, and the text contains diacritical indications. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical) |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. The ed. pr. places the fragment in the 4th c. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Provenance is unknown. The fragment was acquired by the Berlin Museum from the Ibscher-collection in 1962. |
Accession number | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 18131; Previously part of a private collection in Berlin and known as Ibscher 5. |