| Artefact ID | 979 |
| TM ID | TM 62007 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Giss.Univ. IV 34; P.Giss.Lit. 5.5; Aland AT76: School text or amulet Papyrus fragment containing Psalms 73:2 and 111:1. Possibly an amulet. The fragment measures 10 x 9 cm, and preserves 9 lines of text written in one column. The sheet preserves an upper margin and possibly intercolumnial (side margins). The verses are stichometrically arranged (the first line of the verse is written in eisthesis). The Psalms are demarcated by initial and final crosses, further indicating that this is a Christian text. High dots and space indicate the division into half-verses. The choice of subject matter (Psalms) with cross-decoration could perhaps point to a function of an amulet; see Roberts 1938: 13 n. 1. The sequence of Psalms is peculiar, where Ps 73:2 is preceded by Ps 111:1. A notable feature is that the psalms begin with the same letter, perhaps indicating an alphabetical arrangement as in P.Iand. V 77 (amulet with texts from Menander and Diphylos; 3/4th c. Fayûm); see ed. pr. The hand is described as inexperienced (with difference in the thickness of letters) and there are several errors within the text (see esp. l. 9 with lack of congruency). The text also contains several nomina sacra. |
| Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Nomina sacra, Biblical quote or paraphrase |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography. The ed. pr. places the fragment in the 4th c. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | The provenance is possibly in the Arsinoites (Fayûm): The fragment was purchased in Madînet al-Fayûm in 1928 by Prof. Carl Schmidt von Händlern. |
| Accession number | Giessen, Universitätsbibliothek P. Giss. Bibl. 305 |
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