Artefact ID | 704 |
TM ID | TM 61971 / LDAB 3129 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Parchment |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | Treu 1970: 52-53; Van Haelst 42. Parchment fragment containing Exodus 34:35 - 35:8. The four fragments constitute parts of a folio measuring 11 x 5 cm, preserving 20 lines of text on both recto and verso. Upper and lower margins measure approx. 0.5 cm, and side margins measure 1.6 cm. The ed. pr. describes the hand as a neat and small, angular, right-leaning uncial. For punctuation, the scribe employs mid-points, and the text contains several nomina sacra and line-end abbreviations of nu. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. Dated to the 3/4th c. by the ed. pr., before being placed in the 4th c. by the palaeographer P. Orsini in a letter. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Provenance is unknown. |
Accession number | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 14039 |