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Artefact ID1596
TM IDTM 32626
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. IFAO 2 23: Letter 
A small fragment (5 x 5 cm), containing the very top left of a letter, including part of the greeting τῷ παντωκρ[άτορι θεῷ] (line 3). The editor proposes a reconstruction of lines 2–3 as Π[ρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι] τῷ παντωκρ[άτορι θεῷ]. A female addressee is the recipient of the letter, Τῇ κυρ[ίᾳ] Ἀμ[…] (line 1). The verso reads τῷ κυρί[ῳ].

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown provenance

Accession number

Cairo, IFAO P. 149

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Wagner, Guy. 1971. Papyrus Grecs de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale II. Cairo: Publications de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale du Caire. 37-38, No. 23.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1596", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1596
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