4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1622
TM ID	TM 33737
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. LV 3819, P.Oxy. 55 3819: Letter of condolence from Julius to Demetrios and Apollonia While the writer of this letter (15.5 x 17 cm, originally probably 25 cm in height) addresses the recipients as family members, these terms of endearments (father, mother, sister) may also be those of a friend of the family. Julius sends his condolences regarding the death of the mother, Sarapias, before seemingly moving on to another matter where the letter has broken off. The term κολλήγας (line 13) is rare in the papyri, and other uses indicate a connection to administration or the military. Mention of τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ (line 10), where the writer also makes use of the verb δυνατεῖν, almost exclusively known from the Pauline Epistles. Some other aspects seem to imply Julius may have been a Christian (see Giannattasio Andria 1990).
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	350
Dating criteria	Palaeography
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt between 1896 and 1907.
Accession number	Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P. Oxy. 3819

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