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Artefact ID	1685
TM ID	TM 16836
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P. L. Bat. 13 18, P.Select 18: Letter from Hermapollon to Agathos Daimon (?) This vertical letter (29 x 10.9 cm) had been folded twice vertically and five times horizontally, and is damaged at the top and bottom; the left and right border are intact. Hermapollon includes well-wishes τῷ ὑψίστῳ θεῷ εὔχομαι (line 5–6), and after complaining about the servant the recipient has provided him with, asks him to send Eucharistos to him (instead?). He then asks for a coat and reports that he has received all items from the addressee and others, while knidia are still outstanding from a certain Theodoros. He refers back to a previous letter. The end of the letter is damaged. The verso contains the address. The recipient (possibly the Agathos Daimon mentioned in line 32–33) is addressed as Τῷ δεσπό[τῃ μου καὶ κυ]ρίῳ τῷ πατρὶ (line 1–2), and could have been either Hermapollons father or superior/Arbeitgeber.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	312
Date to	318
Dating criteria	Palaeography; Bagnall 1985 goes by the price of nummi for wine (13 nummi and 14 nummi for 1 knidion), dating it to ca. 312–318.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance; the ed.pr. states the papyrus comes from the 1886 excavations. Bingen 1966 proposes Hermopolis as a possible place of origin.
Accession number	Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 19803

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Goddijn, H. A. M. and J. C. Holtzer. 1965. Papyri Selectae (P. L. Bat. XIII), edited by Ernst Boswinkel, Pieter W. Pestman and Pieter J. Sijpesteijn. Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava. Volumen XIII. Leiden: Brill. 53-57, No. 18.

Additional bibliography
• –––. 2005. “IX. Letters Dated Early or First Half IV. B. With Expressions Not On Their Own Decisive For Christian Identity.” Papyri from the Rise of Christianity in Egypt: Draft Conspectus. (PCE.IX.B). Macquarie University. 8, No. 110?. [http://www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/public/download/%3Fid%3D45105&usg=AOvVaw2xqK_R6N3vQdQpC4Mq_iMD]
• Bagnall, Roger S. 1985. Currency And Inflation In Fourth Century Egypt. Atlanta: Scholars Press. 57-58.
• Bingen, Jean. 1966. “Papyrus littéraires et Documents – Papyri Selectae (P. L. Bat. XIII).” Chronique d’Egypte (CdE) 41. 188-193: 191.
• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols. 158. [listed]
• Naldini, Mario. 1968. Il Cristianesimo in Egitto. Lettere private nei papiri dei secoli II-IV. Firenze: Le Monnier. 318-322, No. 81

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1685", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1685

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