| Artefact ID | 1372 |
| TM ID | TM 32692 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 28 (al-Bahnasā) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Oxy. XXXI 2601: Letter from Kopres The letter, probably written by Kopres himself, occupies the whole sheet. The main body runs along the fibres, continues with one line in the left margin across the fibres, and ends with two last lines, on the back, written along the fibres. The address is written on the back, upside down in relation to the end of the letter. Kopres wrote the isopsephism ϙθ (= 99 = amen) at the end of the address – which only appears, at this time, in Christian letters of recommendation written by and addressed to clergy members (P.Oxy. VIII 1162, P.Oxy. LVI 3857 and SB XVI 12304). Unstandard use of nomina sacra; diairesis. |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 303 |
| Date to | 311 |
| Dating criteria | Time of the "Great Persecution": the edict issued on 23 February 303 intended to discourage Christians to go to court is considered as terminus post quem (Luijendijk 2008: 361) |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | - |
| Accession number | Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P.Oxy. 2601 |
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