Detail View: Papyri Collection: Hymn
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Reference number:
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Greek P 7
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL1217796
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Image Title:
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Hymn
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Hymns
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 1 7
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Description:
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A Christian hymn to the Saviour, well preserved after the first few lines. The composition is an acrostic, common in the Byzantine period. The subject of the hymn is the birth of Christ.
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Creation site:
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Egypt
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Date created:
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6th century CE
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Place covered:
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West Bank: Bethlehem
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People covered:
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Jesus Christ
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc
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Item height:
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178 mm
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Item width:
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129 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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Mounted under glass with Greek Papyrus 6.
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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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grc0007r
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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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2012-06-18
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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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