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Artefact ID735
TM IDTM 132043
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.Duke inv. 456

Lower part of a letter in Coptic, with missing part on the right, back empty, address lost but last line mentions an Ama […], her sister Eirêne, and their men, however, the person addressed in the letter is a man (as the pronouns show, e.g., in l. 2 'I regularly enquire about your well-being'), certain conditions are deliberated connected with the despatch and receipt of this letter, apparently the addressee is supposed to come to meet the sender, mention of Paskha near the end

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra, Coptic language
Date from301
Date to500
Dating criteria

Date taken over from APIS and Trismegistos (see links)

Dated 4th cent. by Choat acc. to script

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Durham (NC), Duke University, inv. 456

was formerly P.Miss. 22

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Unedited

Additional bibliography

• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri, Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols, 180.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 735", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/735
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