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Artefact ID1721
TM IDTM 32650
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek
Description

Pap. Treccani 1, SB 10 10279: Letter from Hermasion (?) to Ammon 
This short letter (11.5 x 9 cm) begins with well-wishes παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Θεῷ (line 4). The sender Hermasion demands that Ammon, the recipient, give Ammonios, who delivered the letter, the grain (τὸν σῖτον, line 6) that belongs to Hermasion.
It ends with the farewell greeting κύριέ μου ἄδελφε (line 9).

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography; the ed.pr. points out similarities to P.Oxy. 12 1495 (4th c.).

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Unknown provenance; from the private collection of Senatore Conte G. Treccani degli Alfieri, Milano, made available to Prof. Ignazio Cazzaniga by Conte Vittorio Treccani degli Alfieri.

Accession number

Milan, Private collection Treccani degli Alfieri number unknown (previous)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Foraboschi, Daniele. 1967. “La lettera privata Pap. Treccani 1.” Chronique d'Égypte (CdE) 42: 137-139.

Additional bibliography
• Choat, Malcolm. 2006. Belief and Cult in Fourth-Century Papyri. Studia Antiqua Australiensia 1. Turnhout: Brepols. 109n497.
• Kiessling, Emil. 1969. Sammelband Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Zehnter Band. Erstes Heft. (Nr. 10209–10501). (SB 10). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 43, No. 10279.
• Naldini, Mario. 1968. Il Cristianesimo in Egitto. Lettere private nei papiri dei secoli II-IV. Firenze: Le Monnier. 283-284, No. 69.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1721", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1721
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