Artefact ID | 581 |
TM ID | TM 86544 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | P.Mich.Copt. 6 Letter from Phoibammon, Theognoste(s), Isaac, and Germanos to 'their brother' Apa Bane in Coptic (M with S features), greeting various persons among them the chief officer and the whole garrison, actual content is not fully comprehensible; however, the text mention that Bane is presently at Esna; some of the same are also attested in P.Mich.Copt. 5. Christian cryptogram ΧΜΓ at the top of the letter. |
Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Coptic language |
Date from | 350 |
Date to | 500 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | |
Accession number | Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 4552 [P.Mich. inv. 4552] |