1. Ostracon 5878
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ostracon 5878
- Title:
- Great Doxology with Miaphysite Trisagion (TM 65221)
- Scope & Content:
- Great Doxology with Miaphysite Trisagion in Greek. Obverse: Begins: 'ⳁ Δόξα ἐνὑψίστο[ις Θεῷ καὶ]... Ends: '...φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.' Reverse: Begins: 'Παράτεινον τ̣ὸ̣ ἔλεός̣ σου...' Ends: '... ἐ̣λ̣έ̣η̣σ̣ο̣ν̣ ἡμᾶς ⳁ'. 14ἡμᾶςⳁ
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 6th century - 1st quarter of the 7th century
- Extent:
- 1 potsherd, incomplete, consisting of four fragments, three of which are housed in the British Library and one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, written with black ink. There are 32 lines on the obverse and 14 lines on the reverse, which follow the shape of the ostracon. The outer surface of the central part of the sherd broke off at places, resulting in loss of some texts at the beginning of the hymn. The item is otherwise preserved well.
