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Artefact ID	1661
TM ID	TM 34796
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek, Latin
Archive/Dossier	Dossier
Description	P. Köln Gr. 4 200: Letter from Theon to Apphous with Biblical quotations This bilingual letter (19 x 13 cm) in 11 lines contains quotations from the Old Testament. The author Theon was most probably a priest, writing words of motivation to a fellow Christian, Apphous, to trust in God (θάρσι κ(υρί)ῳ θ(ε)ῷ). The quotations used are reminiscent of Genesis 12:2 (l. 6–7). In terms of structure, the letter begins with a quotation in Latin, continuing with a greeting followed by another Biblical quotation on charity, then coming to the central topic of the letter. In contrast to P. Oxy. 18 2193 and 2194, there is a greeting in Latin; the beginning of the letter is missing. The address on the verso is written in Latin. Nomina sacra: θυ, κω, θω
Selection criteria	Literary genre (Biblical), Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra
Date from	375
Date to	425
Dating criteria	Palaeography; the ed.pr. dated it to the 5th/6th c. Blumell 2008 jointly considers the three letters by Theon (P. Oxy. 18 2193 and 2194, P. Köln 4 200) to be late 4th/early 5th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance. Alongside P. Oxy. 18 2193 and 2194 (addressed to Pascentius), all three are Graeco-Latin letters from Theon.
Accession number	Cologne, Papyrussammlung P. 5803

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Krämer, Bärbel, Cornelia Römer and Dieter Hagedorn. 1982. Kölner Papyri (P. Köln). Band 4. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 211-216, No. 200.

Additional bibliography
• Blumell, Lincoln. 2008. “Reconsidering the Dates of Three Christian Letters: P.Oxy. XVIII 2193, 2194, P.Köln IV 200 and a Reference in the ‘Historia monachorum in Aegypto’.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung (AfP) 54(2): 219-223.
• Bruckner, Albert and Robert Marichal. 1979. Chartae Latinae Antiquiores. Facsimile-Edition of the Latin Charters Prior to the Ninth Century. Part XI. Germany II. Dietikon-Zurich: Urs Graf. 62, No. 517.
• Cugusi, Paolo. 2002. Corpus Epistularum Latinarum. Papyris Tabularis Ostracis servatarum (CEL) III. Addenda, Corrigenda, Indices Rerum, Index Verborum Omnium. Firenze: Edizioni Gonnelli. 141-142, No. 244bis.
• Dorandi, Tiziano and Pierre Gasnault. 1997. Chartae Latinae Antiquiores. Facsimile-Edition of the Latin Charters Prior to the Ninth Century. Part XLVII. Addenda. (ChLA 47). Dietikon-Zurich: Urs Graf. 111, No. 1455.
• O'Callaghan, José. 1995. “Nota sobre ‘servus Dei’ en los papiros.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 106: 201-202.
• Sijpesteijn, Pieter Johannes. 1994. “Apphus and Pascentius: servi dei tempore.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung (AfP) 40: 69-70.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1661", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1661

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