Artefact ID | 1370 |
TM ID | TM 61983 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | Aland AT56: Amulet or school-text? Biblical piece on a sheet of papyrus that does not come from a codex as there is an almost illegible single line of cursive writing on the reverse side (different hand and later date). The papyrus is rather rough and thick. It contains a psalm (Ps. 19.7-8) written stichometrically in an informal uncial. No punctuation nor word division. Possibly written as an amulet or as a writing exercise. Both sides are written along the fibres. |
Selection criteria | Biblical quote or paraphrase |
Date from | 250 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated to 3rd - 5th c. in ed. pr. with a preference for 4/5th c; dated 3/4th in De Bruyn and Dijkstra 2011. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | |
Accession number | Manchester, John Rylands Library Additional Box III 1 folder N |