Artefact ID | 841 |
TM ID | TM 64295 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Uncertain |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
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 criteria | Literary genre (Theological), Subliterary genre (Liturgical), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
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 date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | The provenance is unknown. |
Accession number | Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana inv. 18687 |