| Artefact ID | 51 |
| TM ID | TM 108122 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 24 (Dišnā) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Writing medium | Codex |
| Text content | Literary |
| Language | Coptic |
| Description | Papyrus codex written in Coptic (I7 dialect). From the Schøyen Collection website: Part of this text is unique and represents an independent textual tradition of one of the oldest of Christian texts. This is the only fragment in the Akhmimic dialect. Melito, Bishop of Sardis (d. ca. 190), was one of the earliest Christian writers, and addressed his Apologia to emperor Marcus Aurelius. His great book, Peri tou Pascha, equating the Jewish Passover with the Christian Easter, was recorded by Eusebius in 4th c. but no copy was known until c. 1940. |
| Selection criteria | Literary genre (Theological), Coptic language |
| Date from | 300 |
| Date to | 399 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography, Coptic dialect |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | |
| Accession number | Oslo, Private collection Schøyen MS 2337 |
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