| Artefact ID | 990 |
| TM ID | TM 32375 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Haun. II 19; SB XIV 11356: Business letter Complete sheet of papyrus preserving a letter without initial address and salutations – but the sender calls the addressee "brother" in final greetings. The details are difficult to understand as it is full of references to what must have been common knowledge to the correspondents, while every sentence introduces a new subject. It starts with reproach for not having sent all the grain at once; he asks to take care of the wool and the tow; quotes "the monks" (monachoi) about some cheeses and harvest money; mentions the landlord and advises his correspondent not to forget about the rent; asks that he send some wood; says that Arkadia wants a cushion like his; asks that he send Iohannes cheeses from the store-room. The hand is rather large, upright and very careless although it is not that of a slow writer. It runs across the fibres. The back is covered except for a small window showing some illegible letters that seem to have been crossed out. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Dated 4/5th c. in the ref. ed.: the hand is difficult to date but the ed. notes that there is no cross nor Christian formulas. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Unknown |
| Accession number | Copenhagen, Carlsberg Papyrus Collection P.Haun. 317 |
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