1. Or 5655
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 5655
- Title:
- Deed of mediation (P.Lond.Copt. 446, TM 47751)
- Scope & Content:
- The text is of legal nature, a deed of mediation. The issuer might be a person named Cyros. It is fragmentary, therefore, the contents are vague. Patermoute`s (=Patermouthis) mother is mentioned, and “your wife, Tapia”, then a recurring word seems to be “imprisonment/imprisoning someone”. The text c...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Coptic
- Date Range:
- 5th century-6th century
- Extent:
- Papyrus sheet in two fragments which belong together, the smaller one precedes the larger one. Recto is written against the fibres in Coptic, in 8 (smaller fragment) and 11 lines (larger fragment); there is an endorsement in 1 line on verso along the fibres.