| Artefact ID | 846 |
| TM ID | TM 62005 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll, Uncertain |
| Text content | Literary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Laur. III 54 Papyrus fragment containing Psalm 50: 3-1. The sheet measures 7 x 7.3 cm, and preserves the remnants of 15 lines of text written in one column. The verso is blank. The format appears to have been a papyrus sheet containing a single Psalm for personal or liturgical use; see the ed. pr. Abbreviations are suspended, and the usual nomina sacra appear throughout the text. The hand is described as a sloping pointed majuscule, which is placed in the 4th c., advancing on the beginning of the 5th. |
| Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical), Subliterary genre (Liturgical), Nomina sacra, Biblical quote or paraphrase |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography. The ed. pr. places the hand in the 4th c. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | The provenance is unknown. |
| Accession number | Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, inv. PL II 39 |
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