Artefact ID | 249 |
TM ID | TM 61980 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 28 (al-Bahnasā) | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | P.Oxy. X 1226; Aland AT47 A papyrus fragment (upper corner) of a leaf from a papyrus codex containing the Psalms 7.9-12 and 8.1-4. The verses are written stichometrically, with the initial letters of each stichos being slightly enlarged. The handwriting is a round upright uncial, showing a tendency towards cursive forms. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 200 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated to late 3rd / early 4th c. in the ed. pr. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | The fragment was found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt. |
Accession number | Liverpool, University, Garstang Museum of Archaeology, E.10984 Formerly: Liverpool, University Library Class. Gr. Libr. 424; LUL OP 1226. |