| Artefact ID | 1407 |
| TM ID | TM 32818 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
| Text content | Documentary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | SB XVI 12620: End of a letter. This papyrus contains the ending of a letter sent by a Christian to his relatives. The object of the letter – or at least the last part – concerned farming tools. The final salutations include greetings "to Nonna together with her daughter the nun" (aeiparthenos). Other "ever-virgins" – Christian women who, in imitation of the Holy Virgin Mary, took a vow of perpetual virginity – mentioned in P.Lips. I 43 (IVth c.) and P.Lips. I 60 (ca. 369-371). Recto: written along the fibres. Verso: address also along the fibres. |
| Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Onomastics and palaeography |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Provenance unknown. |
| Accession number | Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 431 [P.Mich.inv. 431] |
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