4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1709
TM ID	TM 32996
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Mich. inv. 3785: Letter This letter to an unknown recipient (18 x 6.7 cm) is missing its first lines, having been cut off and broken off on all sides. However the left and right margins of the text are nearly preserved. It had been folded three times vertically. In the text that remains, the recipient is asked to bring an unknown group of individuals to the village Petne, specifically “for use” in τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας Φοιβ[ά]μμων[ο]ς (line 6–8), the holy church of Phoibammon, which is attested in the Oxyrhynchite. One gold solidus should be provided to Phoibammon, the symmachos, and Theodoros should be notified. The verso is blank.
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Christian onomastics
Date from	300
Date to	499
Dating criteria	Palaeography and context
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unclear provenance, Oxyrhynchite nome? According to the Michigan Library Digital Collections, it was purchased by Arthur E. R. Boak in 1925, citing a report submitted by Harold Idris Bell (dated 02.05.1925).
Accession number	Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3785

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