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Artefact ID1610
TM IDTM 33550
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. Münch. 3 128; P. graec. mon. 54r: Letter 
This fragment (8.5 x 6.5 cm) is the bottom right corner of a sheet, containing the last 12 lines of a letter. The letter may have derived from a military context (τῇ στρατι-[ωτικῇ], line 2-3; καθέστην, line 2) and concerned a financial matter (for example παρασχῖν με καὶ χρυσίνους, line 6). The expression ὁ Θεὸς μ[ό]νος is used in line 7. A possible second hand has written the farewell, directed at a κυρία μου ἀδελφή (line 11). The verso contains P. Münch. 3 151, a delivery receipt, seemingly dated much later than the recto.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to499
Dating criteria

Palaeography (?)

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown provenance

Accession number

Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek P. gr. 54 Ro

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Shelton, John C. 1986. Die Papyri der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München. Griechische Papyri. Band III (Nr. 45–154). Griechische Urkundenpapyri der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München. Teil 1, edited by Ursula Hagedorn, Dieter Hagedorn, Robert Hübner and John C. Shelton. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 156, No. 128.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1610", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1610
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