Detail View: Papyri Collection: Epistle Against the Manichees
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Reference number:
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Greek P 469
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL17010820
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Image Title:
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Epistle Against the Manichees
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. 3 469
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Description:
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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.
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Date created:
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3rd century CE [late]
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Place covered:
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Egypt
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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Fragment a: 195 mm
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Item width:
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Fragment a: 357 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Notes:
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Dimensions given are for [a] only.
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0469r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2017-01-19
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Date: issued:
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2017-03
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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