4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1563
TM ID	TM 33615
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	BGP 11; P. Berl. Sarischouli 11; P. Berol. 25676: Letter with a request to a bishop The side borders of the sheet (10.4 x 7.4 cm) are complete and 12 lines of text remain, ending with well-wishes, but traces of a further line below indicate it is broken off at the top as well as the bottom. It had been folded five times vertically, and both the recto and the verso (which contains the address τῷ ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ ἐπισκό[πῳ]) are written along the fibers. In this letter of recommendation, an unnamed party requests that the addressee, a π[άτ]ηρ ἐπίσκωπος, write to the πρεσβύτεροι of an unnamed village to expect and welcome an unnamed man in peace.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography; the ed.pr. compares the hand to P. Oxy. 48 3411 (4th c.) and P. Oxy. 48 3390 (14.07.358)
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance, part of the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung in Berlin.
Accession number	Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 25676

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