4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1647
TM ID	TM 33662
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. XII 1593, P.Oxy. 12 1593: Letter to Ischyrion Missing the beginning, the writer of this letter (21 x 14 cm) entreats the recipient, Ischyrion, who is addressed as ἀδελφέ, to send letters about his health and well-being. They further remark that they have not been feeling well, from Phamenoth all the way until Pauni, a duration of three months, to which they exclaim κ[α]ὶ θεῷ χάρις (“and thanks to god”, line 12). The writer interestingly corrects themselves in line 16, “ἀσπάζομαι τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν, τουτέστιν σόν, ἄδελφε” (“greet our father, that is, your father, brother”). Ghedini 1923 sees this as an indication for brotherhood through faith, not blood. Further individuals greeted are Barys and Sarapion. The verso contains the address, which designates Ischyrion as ἀδελφ[ῷ].
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	399
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	Wellesley, Wellesley College P. Oxy. 1593

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