COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 469
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL17010820
Image Title:
Epistle Against the Manichees
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 3 469
Description:
An elaborate and reasoned attack on the religion of Mani. It could be classed as a document or a work of literature; in this respect it presents a parallel to St Paul's letters and should perhaps be designated an epistle. The papyrus is of double thickness and has been folded. No part of the address survives. The hand is regular but is not a book-hand. However, it has been read over by a corrector. The verso is blank. Roberts attributed it to one of the Bishops of Alexandria.
Date created:
3rd century CE [late]
Time period covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Place covered:
Egypt
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc-EG
Item height:
Fragment a: 195 mm
Item width:
Fragment a: 357 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Notes:
Dimensions given are for [a] only.
Bibliography:
Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
grc0469r
Image technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2017-01-19
Date: issued:
2017-03
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Epistle Against the Manichees
