| Artefact ID | 839 |
| TM ID | TM 64404 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Uncertain |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | Liturgical fragment (amulet?) in cento-form containing parts Genesis 27:28, Psalms 26:2, 4, 41:2, 123:7, and Corinthians II 6.2. The papyrus fragment measures 15.4 x 10.5 cm, and contains 37 lines of text distributed on the recto and verso. The text is written in cento-form. There are lines of damage throughout the sheet, apparently from folding: these indicate that the artefact could have had a devotional function, or have been used as an amulet. The ed. pr. suggests that the text has a personal function, and designates it as a Lieblingstext (signifying a favorite text for personal use), following the classification of Don Barker. The hand is described as similar to P.Bodm. 2 (Gospel of John from the first half of the 3rd c. Panopolis) and P.Ryl. III 489 (Lysias; 4th c. Oxyrhynchus), with occasional decorative elements (serifs and curvature on letters) and an ornamental divider between lines 10 and 11. The division between pericopes of the Psalms is marked by two diagonal lines, and the text contains several diaereses and nomina sacra. |
| Selection criteria | Subliterary genre (Liturgical), Nomina sacra, Biblical quote or paraphrase |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated to the 3rd or 4th c. by the ed. pr. based on the palaeographic parallels of P.Bodm. 2 (Gospel of John from the first half of the 3rd c. Panopolis) and P.Ryl. III 489 (Lysias; 4th c. Oxyrhynchus), |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | The provenance is unknown: The fragment was purchased by the Duke University in August 1975 from the private collection of Michael Fackelmann (former conservator at the National Library in Vienna); see ed. pr. |
| Accession number | Durham (NC), Duke University, P. 660 (formerly P.Duk. inv. MF75 1) |
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