| Title | Text of Uncertain Nature |
|---|---|
| Author | Unknown |
| Summary | Unfinished draft of a text of uncertain nature (letter?), which seems to be dealing with ecclesiastical politics of the IVth cent., and particularly with the Arian Controversy: the people mentioned in the text could be Maximinus of Trier, Dionysios of Milan, and Didymos the Blind, all three partisans of Athanasios, the bishop of Alexandria who opposed Arius |
| Citations | van Minnen P, PMich XVIII, 767, 1996, Pl. VI |
| Inv. Id | P.Mich.inv. 423 |
| Support/Dimensions | 1 papyrus ; 12.5 x 7 cm |
| Condition | Broken off at the top |
| Lines | 7 |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: B; Recto |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Language | Greek |
| Date | IVth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank |
| Subjects | Arianism--Egypt.; Heresies, Christian--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.; Maximinus,;cBishop,;dfl. 427.; Didymus,;cthe Blind,;dca. 313-ca. 398.; Documentary; Papyrus |
| Associated Names | Maximinus, episkopos(?); Dionysios, episkopos; Didymos; Homeros |
| Images | Recto medium |
| Images | Recto large |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
[- - -] bishop [[Maximinus]] Dionysios [- - - not?] to be the(?) authorized bishop, but [- - -] to correct such disorder [- - -] the aforementioned when they realized that they <OR: the aforementioned conspirators . . . themselves> [- - -] (2nd hand) to return to us . . . [- - -] (1st hand) by putting on a pious face and hiding(?) their true intentions [- - -];Didymos who cons over Homer and perverts(?) Holy Writings, and even... (left unfinished)
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