4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1731
TM ID	TM 32947
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	SB 14 11881: Letter from Allous to her “mother” Faustina This originally 31-line letter (26 x 6.5 cm) has experienced damage: a large round hole in the middle of the letter has caused lines 13–16 to be lost. Greeting the recipient with ἐν κ(υρί)ῳ χαίρειν (line 3), Allous relays her struggle taking care of her brother’s orphaned children (τῶν ὀρφανῶν παίδων τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου, line 18–19). She asks Faustina to send her σίππια (“tow”, line 24–25) to work with and sell. Well-wishes are sent from her and the children, and Kyriake τὴ[ν] μητέρα (line 30–31) is greeted. The ed.pr. assumes Faustina is an older female member of the Christian community, not Allous’ biological mother. The verso is blank. Nomina sacra: κω
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance; purchased by Bernard P. Grenfell and Francis W. Kelsey in Egypt in March/April 1920
Accession number	Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 430

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