Detail View: Papyri Collection: Christian Amulet
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Reference number:
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Greek P 471
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL0901202dc
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Image Title:
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Christian Amulet
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 471
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Description:
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This brief prayer, written across the fibres in a large cursive hand, was used as an amulet. The papyrus was twice folded so that it could be easily worn od carried on the person.
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Date created:
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5th century CE
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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86 mm
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Item width:
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143 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Notes:
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Acquired in 1920.
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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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grc0471r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2008-09-02
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Date: issued:
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2008-10
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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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