Artefact ID | 735 |
TM ID | TM 132043 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | P.Duke inv. 456 Lower part of a letter in Coptic, with missing part on the right, back empty, address lost but last line mentions an Ama […], her sister Eirêne, and their men, however, the person addressed in the letter is a man (as the pronouns show, e.g., in l. 2 'I regularly enquire about your well-being'), certain conditions are deliberated connected with the despatch and receipt of this letter, apparently the addressee is supposed to come to meet the sender, mention of Paskha near the end |
Selection criteria | Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra, Coptic language |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 500 |
Dating criteria | Date taken over from APIS and Trismegistos (see links) Dated 4th cent. by Choat acc. to script |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | - |
Accession number | Durham (NC), Duke University, inv. 456 was formerly P.Miss. 22 |