Artefact ID | 452 |
TM ID | TM 20316 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 12 (Ismant al-Ḫarāb) | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Greek |
Description | P.Kellis I 58: fragment of an agreement. Mutilated fragment of a Greek contract that does not contain sufficient elements to establish its original nature precisely; but it mentions "a priest of the 'catholic' church" as a witness (Αὐρήλιος Ἁρπ]ο̣κράτης πρεσβύτερος καθολικῆς ἐκκλησ̣[ίας) which, in the year 337 is interesting, as it is the earliest occurrence in the Kellis papyri and early in the papyri in general. The writing runs parallel with the fibres; the back is blank. |
Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers |
Date from | 337 |
Date to | 337 |
Dating criteria | Dated to the consulate of Flavius Felicianus and Fabius Titianus |
Absolute/relative date | Absolute date |
Archaeological context | House 3, room l, level I, in Southeast corner. |
Accession number | Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project 1986-, inv. A/5/4 |