P.Mich.inv. 6865 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 6865

Processing Number

2969

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto + Verso

Connections

-

Material

Pap

Size

33 X 9 cm.

Items

1

Lines

1-14

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

Text on recto complete; text b on verso (verso b) is cut off at the bottom; regularly cut off at all sides. (TC) Verso b breaks off at the end of line 6, and a small strip was torn off.

Palaeographic Description

Recto and verso are similar to Stegemann, Taf. 9, especially BM Or. (ca. 620), but more slanting, regular and beautiful. Verso b is similar to recto, but very large. Verso a has the usual space in the center of the address.

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

VIth century A.D.

Origin

unknown

Provenance

unknown

Acquisition

purchased by Prof. Worrell in Egypt in the spring of 1936

Language

Coptic

Genre

documentary

Author

Taurinos

Type of Text/Title of Work

letter

Content

Taurinos writes to his "father" of his prosperity, evidenced by the great quantity of fruit and wine sent to the drying place, and invites him to come visit him. The drying place was used for drying fruit and fermenting wine. Verso b was written before verso a and has no apparent relation to it or to recto. It is probably the beginning of a long letter, to judge from the size of the characters, from which a small strip was torn for the reception of recto.

Subject Headings

Letter writing, Coptic--Egypt.

Christians--Egypt.

Measures and weights, Ancient.

Shepherds--Egypt.

Fruit growers--Egypt.

Wine and wine making--Egypt.

Persons

Taurinos;

Shenouti;

Geographica

-

Translation

(Recto): "Before the discourse I greet in the Lord your Paternity, honored in every way. But I inform you that, if God will, may your mind be set at rest, for God has sent his blessings to us. See, eighteen hundred pots we have sent to the drying place aside from our expenses and the workmen. And see, a hundred score of fruit and four score of other (fruit) I have sent, and eight lilohe of grapes and eight lahe of strained wine. And be so good, if possible do not remain away from us, for your face and your discourse excel that of us all. Salvarion in the Lord!"

(Verso a): "Give it to my dear, honored father X the great man. From Taurinos the least."

(Verso b): "This day, Hathyr 27, the most God-fearing brother Paul, of the service, gave me certain writings, which are those of your Paternity, in which you order, with signature, that I should take the sheep in the possession of the brother Shenouti, and give them to him. And, according to your command, behold I have given them to this very day. But I seek and . . ."

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2969

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich Coptic III	Husselman EM-Worrell WH	1942	7	Pl V	Husselman EM-Worrell WH, PMich Coptic III, 7, 1942, Pl V

Cataloging

Cataloger

TC

Year Begin

500

Year End

599

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

7913 x 3876

File Size

4 MB

Record

2969

Link to this Item

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