4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1434
TM ID	TM 32551
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	CPR V 11: Work contract between deacon Aurelius Besis and bishop Ammonotheon In the contract fragment (13 x 24.5 cm) dated Mesore 12th, Aurelius declares loyalty to the ἐπίσκοπος Ammonotheon and establishes the conditions (or rather, consequences) of a possible future termination of the contract. The document’s right side is missing c. 8-12 letters per line; the verso is blank. Due to the deacon’s presumed illiteracy in Greek, a Aurelius Hieracion acts as scribe. At present, the text remains the only Greek formal contract between a deacon and bishop on papyrus (all similar examples are written in Coptic on ostraca).
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Mention of Christian individuals/communities
Date from	300
Date to	350
Dating criteria	Palaeography. The ed.pr. expresses doubt that the fragment could already belong to the first quarter of the 3rd c., but Wipszycka 1992/1996 argues that a dating this early is not out of the question.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance; no acquisition information.
Accession number	Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 31577

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