Artefact ID | 1179 |
TM ID | TM 31658 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Greek |
Description | P.Prag. II 191: Letter Small sheet of reused papyrus preserving on the verso a letter sent by Kalemeros to his "lady mother". He informs her about the sending of 20 bunches of grapes through the intermediary of a certain Paniskos, expresses his filial affection to her and greets his "daughter in Christ". The handwriting is a cursive running across the fibres, using contracted nomina sacra (standard in ἐν κ(υρί)ῳ, but less standard when addressing her as κ(υρία) in the final greetings). Indentations on l. 2 (name of Kalemeros) and l. 11 (greetings). Verso: illegible traces of erased writing running along the fibres. |
Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra |
Date from | 275 |
Date to | 325 |
Dating criteria | Palaeographically assigned to end of 3rd c. or early 4th c. in ed. pr. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | Prague, National Library, P. Wessely Prag. Gr. II 287 |