1. Papyrus 1189
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1189
- Title:
- Possible Amulet with Christian Prayer (P.Lond.Lit. 230 descr., P.Oxy. III 407, TM 64310, LDAB 5531, Van Haelst 0952)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Christian prayer for protection and forgiveness of transgressions using Ps 145, 6a-b and Ps 50, 3b+11b, probably for personal use. Mid-3rd to 4th century. Verso: Title of the text on the recto ('prayer') and a brief memorandum of some amounts in a separate cursive hand. Barker (2010) cau...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century-4th century
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, complete, but damaged at the top and in the middle, with little text loss. There is writing on both sides along the fibres on the recto and against them on the verso. Text is well-preserved, but with white precipitations on the inner side of the glazings; original margins with deep lower margin (90 mm); recto: six and a half lines, verso: three lines; mounted in glass.
