APIS Translation (English)
11th (district). Sionsis, son of Tithoes
Catalog Record: michigan.apis.2223 [xml]
| Title | mummy label |
|---|---|
| Author | unknown |
| Summary | This text provides the place of residence (11th district of Panopolis), the name of a deceased with the father's name written both in Greek and Demotic. |
| Citations | LC Youtie - PColl Youtie II, 113 - 1976 (Youtie unaware of previous publication) -- BL VII, 38 (J. Quaegebeur, Enchoria 7, 107) Spiegelberg W., ZAS 64, 135-136, 1929 Spiegelberg W, ZAS 66, 40-41, 1931 |
| Inv. Id | P.Mich. inv. 4534 |
| Support/Dimensions | Wood ; 20.4 x 7.4 cm. |
| Condition | This rather large slab of wood, only slightly bevelled on the long sides and with no hole, is unusual in that it was painted pink. The absence of a hole may indicate that it was not intended to serve as a mummy label. |
| Lines | 2 lines: 1 line inGreek, 1 line in Demotic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: 4; Front |
| Hands | Written with a brush in large capitals, semi-rude to fairly-well written, with no ligatures. A half-line of Demotic is below the Greek. |
| Origin | Panopolis, Panopolite nome, lower Thebaid, Upper Egypt, province of Egypt |
| Language | Greek; Demotic |
| Date | IInd/IVth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Front; back is blank |
| Note (related) | - |
| Subjects | 11th (district), Panopolis, Panopolite nome, lower Thebaid, Upper Egypt, province of Egypt; Funeral decorations--Egypt--Akhmïim.; Wooden Tablet; documentary |
| Associated Names | Sionsis, son of Tithoes |
| Images | Recto thumbnail |
| Images | Recto medium |
| Images | Recto large |
| Images | Recto medium |
| Images | Recto large |
| Images | Verso medium |
| Images | Verso large |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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