Main Record
Description
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 5652
- Processing Number
- 2525
- Section/Side
- a; Recto + Verso
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto + Verso
- Connections
- -
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 10.5 X 8.5 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Recto - 8
- Verso - 1
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- Broken at the bottom. There is a folder with many tiny pieces which preserve a couple of letters or strokes and it should be checked if they join any of this documents of this inv. no
- Palaeographic Description
- See electronic version of PMich VIII, 519
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- IVth century or Vth century A.D.
- Origin
- unknown place, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Acquisition
- 29-235*-A
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Bes
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Private Letter
- Content
- Beginning of a letter from Bes to his father Phamaeis
- Subject Headings
- Family
- Profession
- Persons
- Bes, oinoprates;
- his father Phamaeis;
- his mother Thermouteis (Thermouthis)
- Translation
- (Christian symbol). To my lord and beloved father Phamaeis, Bes the wine merchant, greeting. Before all else I greet repeatedly you and my mother Thermouthis and your household – may the evil eye not touch them – each by name. You did well to send me . . .
- (Verso) . . . to my lord . . . .
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich VIII Winter JG-Youtie HC 1951 519 Winter JG-Youtie HC, PMich VIII, 519, 1951 Cristianesimo in Egitto Naldini M 1968 67 Naldini M, Cristianesimo in Egitto, 67, 1968 -- BL X, 125 (date) BL X, 125 (date)
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- P.Sorb. II, p. 46
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 300
- Year End
- 499
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