| Artefact ID | 734 |
| TM ID | TM 132042 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Coptic |
| Description | P.Duke inv. 453 Upper right part of a letter in Coptic (S), with adressee and sender lost (back side preserves beginning of address only 'Give it to my beloved father Apa […]'), the contents is again difficult to comprehend with probably half of the line always missing, the sender reports that he did not come to terms with someone, that chattels had been brought except for two baskets, then the text breaks off. Recto: the text is written in a horizontal format, across the fibres (transversa charta); staurogram at the beginning of the letter. Verso: address written along the fibres, preceded by a staurogram. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Coptic language |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Date taken over from APIS and Trismegistos (see links) Dated 4th c. by Choat acc. to script |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | |
| Accession number | Durham (NC), Duke University, inv. 453; Formerly P.Miss. 19 |
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