4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1589
TM ID	TM 33482
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Herm. 47: Letter from Makarios to Heliodoros The large part of a letter (12.7 x 8.3 cm), broken off at the bottom with some lines missing. Written by a Makarios, it is addressed to κυρίῳ μου πατρὶ Ἡλιοδώρῳ, with well-wishes for the recipient’s health, ἔυχομ[αι] τῷ Θεῷ (line 4). Mention of τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν Κάστορα Πεσοῦ Ἐνκωτ (?) (lines 9-11).
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	375
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown; one of the papyri found in two tin boxes among the Oxyrhynchus papyri, probably acquired by Grenfell and Hunt in Egypt. Most of the papyri come from Hermopolis, a few from Memnonia.
Accession number	Manchester, John Rylands Library P. Herm. 47

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