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Artefact ID706
TM IDTM 61992
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialParchment
Writing mediumCodex
Text contentLiterary
LanguageGreek
Description

BKT VIII 22

Parchment fragment containing Psalms 103:18-19, 26-27 and 105:17-18, 25-26.

The broad fragment measures 2.5 x 23 cm, and contains text arranged in two columns per page. There are 6 lines of text preserved per column.

The scribe employs high-dots for punctuation, and the text contains several nomina sacra.

The parchment fragment was reused for binding of a papyrus codex; see ed. pr.

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography. The ed. pr. placed the fragment in the 4th c. 

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Provenance is unknown. The fragment was acquired by Carl Schmidt in 1937.

Accession number

Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung P. 16390

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps:

∙ Stegmüller, Otto. 1939. Berliner Klassikertexte VIII: Berliner Septuagintafragmente. Papyrus no. 22.

Additional bibliography:

∙ Rahlfs, Alfred and Detlef Fraenkel. 2004 (1914). Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments. Göttingen. 34, descr. no. 2060 .

∙ van Haelst, Joseph. 1976. Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens. Paris. Description no. 214.

Authors
Sofia Heim, 2021
Suggested citation
Sofia Heim, 2021, "Artefact ID 706", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/706
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