| Title | letter |
|---|---|
| Author | Joseph |
| Summary | This text presents the opening lines of a letter from a certain Joseph to a superior. The fragmentary state of the text makes it difficult to establish the exact content of the letter. |
| Citations | Heisler RJ, ZPE 57, 126, 1984, Pl XIc |
| Inv. Id | P.Mich.inv. 574 |
| Support/Dimensions | 1 papyrus ; 11.5 x 9 cm. |
| Condition | This light-brown papyrus is broken off at the right and bottom, and none of the lines of the surviving part of the text are complete: a restoration to line 1 shows that about six letters are missing from each of of the first five lines. |
| Lines | 1-7 |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: Recto + Verso |
| Hands | The hand shows occasional ligatures and is similar to KRU 106 (731/2 A.D. [Stegemann, Koptische Palaeographie, Tafel 11]). |
| Origin | Hermopolite nome, Middle Egypt, province of Egypt |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Recto + Verso |
| Note (related) | - |
| Subjects | -; Papyrus; documentary |
| Associated Names | Joseph |
| Images | Recto thumbnail |
| Images | Recto medium |
| Images | Recto large |
| Images | Verso thumbnail |
| Images | Verso medium |
| Images | Verso large |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
"(Christian sign) It is your servant Joseph who ventures to write to the glory of your lordship . . . . Your lordship has told me . . . take them. As for that which is in the list of . . . inform me of them in order that I may see that . . . outside . . . ."
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