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Artefact ID	1754
TM ID	TM 30843
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Subliterary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Köln inv. 5514, Suppl. Mag. 1 43, SB 14 11534: Love Charm The magical spell on this sheet (9.3 x 9.5 cm), folded four times vertically and four times horizontally, invokes a Θῶβαραβαυ, a god or demon. The soul and heart (τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ τὴν καρδίαν, line 6–7) of Leontia, daughter of Eva, are to be brought to Dioskoros, son of Thekla, the writer. The combination of names suggests a Christian milieu.
Selection criteria	Christian onomastics
Date from	200
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography; the ed.pr. dates it to the 3rd/4th c., Daniel/Maltomini 1990 place it in the 4th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance
Accession number	Cologne, Papyrussammlung P. 5514

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition
• Daniel, Robert Walter and Franco Maltomini. 1990. Supplementum Magicum. Vol. I. (Suppl. Mag. I). Papyrologica Coloniensia XVI.1. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 154-156, No. 43. Plate VII.

Editio princeps
• Daniel, Robert W. 1975. “Two Love-Charms.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 19. 249-264: 249-255.

Additional bibliography
• –––. 2005. “X. Texts with Biblical Echoes for Magical or Other Such Use. A. Separate Sheets.” Papyri from the Rise of Christianity in Egypt: Draft Conspectus. (PCE.X.A). Macquarie University. 8, No. 119?. [http://www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/public/download/%3Fid%3D45105&usg=AOvVaw2xqK_R6N3vQdQpC4Mq_iMD]
• Betz, Hans Dietrich. 1986. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation. Including the Demotic Spells. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 311-312, No. PGM 108 (Translation: Kotansky, Roy).
• Daniel, Robert W. 1988. “It Started with Eve.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 74: 249-251.
• Rupprecht, Hans-Albert and Joachim Hengstl. 1983. Sammelband Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Vierzehnter Band. Zweites Heft. (Nr. 11595–11937). (SB 14). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 156, No. 11534.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1754", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1754

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TM 30843 / LDAB 5526 DCLP (PN) HGV Kyprianos M829 Kölner Papyri

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