P.Mich.inv. 4552 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4552
Processing Number
2227
Section/Side
Recto
Image Side
Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso preserves an address design
Connections
-
Material
Pap
Size
15 x 30 cm.
Items
1
Lines
1-29
Mounted
No
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
This medium-brown papyrus is regularly cut at all sides with minor pieces of papyrus broken at the left, the top, and at the bottom. (TC)
Palaeographic Description
Hand is similar to BMC no. 1224; Stegemann, taf. 7, col. 3;
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
IVth-VIth century A.D.
Origin
unknown
Provenance
unknown
Acquisition
1926/1927 ; Acquired by Prof. Kelsey
Language
Coptic
Genre
documentary
Author
Phoibammon, Theognostos, Isaak, and Germanus
Type of Text/Title of Work
letter
Content
A group of persons writes to another group, members of a garrison, perhaps in Esne, sending many greetings and metioning several matters of business, not satisfactorily understood.
Persons
Phoibammon (cf. P. Mich. Copt III 5);
Theognostos;
Isaak;
Germanus;
Apa Bane (cf. P. Mich. Copt III 5);
Apollo;
Phib;
Loulou;
Joseph;
Jakob;
Pisenthios;
Collouthos;
Peter, son of John;
Geographica
Mena;
Esne;
Translation
"Phoibammon and Theognostos and Isaak and Germanus, writing and enquiring after their brother Apa Bane. Before everything we enquire after your Brotherhood much. And we enquire after Apollo the brother of Phib, and Loulou. And Joseph the bowmakerenquires after you. And we enquire after the chief officer and the whole garrison according to their names. And we enquire after Jakob. And say to your father: It is my lot to have become ill. And if you accept the intercession we shall exchange you. And Apa Bane: Inasmuch as you wrote us that we . . . . . . . . . Pisenthius. Now we sought and we found that . . . . . . . is Mena, he is, the son of Kollouthos . . . . . . . we know that in a little while soldiers . . . . . . . . . . in the business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the business. And they brought to us as a blessing the news that you are in Esne, that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that Bane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And Peter the son of John enquires after you much. The friends of all of them enquire after you according to their names, God being your eye for us, (that all may be) well with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . accepts the intercession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we knew that yours is the . . . . . . . . And see, the bow: We have given to Joseph its settlement nicely. We have given it to the soldiers that they may go to you. And . . . . . . . . . . my power I send . . . . . . Salvation in the Lord, God watching over you that you may come to me with good and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich Coptic III Husselman EM-Worrell WH 1942 6 Pl V Husselman EM-Worrell WH, PMich Coptic III, 6, 1942, Pl V

Cataloging

Cataloger
TC
Year Begin
300
Year End
599

Technical Details

Image Size
4882 x 7302
File Size
5 MB
Record
2227
Link to this Item
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