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Artefact ID	1584
TM ID	TM 33767
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Grenf. 1 53; Chrest. Wilck. 131: Letter from Artemis to her husband Theodoros Directed at her husband Theodoros, a στρατιώτης, the first part of Artemis’ letter (21.5 x 7.5 cm) includes a greeting ἐν Θεῶ χαίρειν (line 2). In a second part, she has attached a letter she has written for Theodoros’ fellow soldier Sarapion Isidoros, regarding the behavior of Sarapion’s two daughters (one of which is named Loukra), including some choice words about him and his family, as well as her own, apparently in defense to a former exchange. She mentions τ[ο]ὺ[ς] πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας (line 22-23) when outlining what Sarapion’s daughters have done.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance.
Accession number	Dublin, Trinity College Pap. E 2

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Grenfell, Bernard P. 1896. An Alexandrian Erotic Fragment and other Greek Papyri. Chiefly Ptolemaic. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 86-89, No. 53.

Additional bibliography
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Raffaella Cribiore. 2006. Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC–AD 800. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 397-398.
• Bagnall, Roger S. and Raffaella Cribiore. 2008. Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC–AD 800. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. B13.3. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb90014.0001.001]
• Mitteis, Ludwig and Ulrich Wilcken. 1912. Grundzüge und Chrestomathie der Papyruskunde. Erster Band: Historischer Teil. Zweite Hälfte: Chrestomathie. (Chrest. Wilck.) Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung. 157-158, No. 131.
• Clarysse, Willy. 2017. “Emotions in Greek Private Papyrus Letters.” Ancient Society 47. 63-86: 83-84, No. 4.8.
• Ghedini, Giuseppe. 1923. Lettere Cristiane dai Papiri Greci del III e IV Secolo. Milano: Presso l'amministrazione di Aegyptus e la società editrice Vita e Pensiero. 202-209, No. 29.
• Häberlin, Carl. 1897. “Mitteilung. Γαειτάνα.” Wochenschrift für Klassische Philologie (Woch. Kl. Phil.) 14: 758.
• Naldini, Mario. 1968. Il Cristianesimo in Egitto. Lettere private nei papiri dei secoli II-IV. Firenze: Le Monnier. 240-244, No. 56.
• Rohde, Erwin. 1901. “XVII. An Alexandrian erotic fragment and other greek papyri, chiefly Ptolemaic, edited by Bernard P. Grenfell. Oxford 1896.” Kleine Schriften. Zweiter Band. Tübingen/Leipzig: Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 1-4: 3-4.
• Witowski, Stanislaus. 1897. “An Alexandrian erotic fragment and other greek papyri, chiefly Ptolemaic, edited by B. P. Grenfell. With 1 plate.” Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen 6. 474-476: 476.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1584", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1584

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