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Artefact ID841
TM IDTM 64295
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumUncertain
Text contentLiterary
LanguageGreek
Description

PSI VII 758

Papyrus fragment containing a Christian text; possibly a homily.

The fragment measures 10.5 x 11 cm, and preserves 13 lines of text arranged in one column. The verso is blank.

The sheet is damaged on the top and left sides: a decorative line in red ink is visible framing the text column on the remaining bottom and right sides of the papyrus.

There are no nomina sacra, but a visible diaeresis and a supralinear abbreviation of line-end nu.

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Theological), Subliterary genre (Liturgical), Nomina sacra
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography. The ed. pr. places the fragment in the 3/4th c. The date is narrowed down to the beginning of the 4th c. by Ronconi; see Ronconi 2002: rec. no. 153.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

The provenance is unknown.

Accession number

Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana inv. 18687

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps:

∙ Vitelli, Girolamo. 1925. Papiri greci e latini, VII. Florence. 43, no. 758.

Additional bibliography:

∙ Naldini, Mario. 1965. Documenti dell'antichità cristiana: papiri e pergamene greco-egizie della Raccolta fiorentina. Florence. 24, description no. 27 and plate no. 18.

∙ Ronconi, F. 2002. Papiri Letterari della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (CD-Rom). Cassino. Description no. 153.

∙ van Haelst, Joseph. 1976. Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens. Paris. Description no. 1175.

Authors
Sofia Heim, 2021
Suggested citation
Sofia Heim, 2021, "Artefact ID 841", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/841
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