APIS Translation (English)
"[Horion, son of Histhias, from] Lykopolis to Horion, son of Herakles . . .";Verso: "Horion, son of Histhias from Lykopolis."
Catalog Record: michigan.apis.3893 [xml]
| Title | mummy-label |
|---|---|
| Author | unknown |
| Summary | The body of Horion, son of Histias, is being sent to another Horion, son of Herakles, who is probably a relative or a nekrotaphos. |
| Citations | Youtie LC, PColl Youtie II, 109, 1976 |
| P.CollYoutie:2:109 | |
| Inv. Id | P.Mich.Inv.4533 |
| Support/Dimensions | Wood ; 16.5 x 7.5 cm. |
| Condition | This label was originally about a third wider than it is now. It has two large handles and a hole at either end, not directly opposite each other. The wood has broken lengthwise at the holeon the left side, and the first two lines of text on the recto have been lost, but we are able to restore them from the text on the verso. |
| Lines | 1-7 |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: 13 |
| Hands | The recto now contains 3 lines written in large capitals, incised and inked, the verso has 2 lines in smaller, more cursive capitals written across the wood fibres near one of the handles. |
| Origin | Lykopolis, Lykopolite nome, Lower Thebaid, province of Egypt |
| Language | Greek |
| Date | IInd-IVth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: front (recto); back (verso) |
| Note (related) | - |
| Subjects | Lykopolis; Wooden Tablet; documentary |
| Associated Names | Horion, son of Histhias; Horion, son of Herakles |
| 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. |
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