Detail View: Papyri Collection: Christian Prayer
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Reference number:
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Greek P 470
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL021620tr
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Image Title:
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Christian Prayer
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Trismegistos Number:
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 470
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Description:
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This fragment was probably a private copy of a prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary. It is written in brown ink. The verso is blank. Lines 4-9: "Mother of God (hear) my supplications: suffer us not (to be) in adversity, but deliver us from danger. Thou alone....". Acquired in 1917.
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Date created:
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3rd-4th century CE
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Discovery site:
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Egypt
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0470r
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Image technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, August 2003
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Papyri
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