| Artefact ID | 831 |
| TM ID | TM 64399 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Codex |
| Text content | Literary, Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Mert. II 51 + Bernhard 2006: 99 and 106-107 Fragment of a codex leaf measuring 5.3 x 3.9 cm, with traces of 8 lines of text on the recto and verso. The original is estimated to have been 9.9 x 8.8 cm; see the ed. pr. The text is Christian in nature: it has been suggested that it presents a homily or commentary on Luke, as it contains several possible allusions to Luke 7:29-31 (l. 1-7, recto) and 6:45-46 (l. 2-4 and 6-7, verso), together with allusions to John 1:9 (l. 3) and Mark 7:9 (l. 6) on the recto. Another possibility is that the text is apocryphal. The hand is described as semi-cursive: informal, irregular and slightly right-leaning; the division between paragraphs is marked by an empty space; several nomina sacra. |
| Selection criteria | Literary genre (Non-canonical), Literary genre (Theological), Subliterary genre (Liturgical), Nomina sacra, Biblical quote or paraphrase |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated 3rd c. in ed. pr. but assigned to 4th c. in Van Haelst 1976. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Acquired in 1937. |
| Accession number | Dublin, Chester Beatty Library P.Merton 51. |
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