Two small fragments of a papyrus inventory, perhaps of church textiles, appear to refer to an image of *Mary (mother of Christ, S00033). Written in Latin, perhaps in northern Italy, c. 700.
Evidence ID
E08422
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Tjäder P. 53
[.................. / ......................... // ..]mm[...] et p[......] plergia uenita
[.................. / .......]t[.........]e de blatte //, [ha]bente in medio beata Maria.
[..................] / cum cr[u]ci h[abent]e plumata sa[.. // ......] et angelos.
[............. ol]/osyric(o) folio pras[i]no c(um) cruci in medi[o // de o]losiric(o) leuchogentino et circumcirca [....]
[............... / .......................]
'(...) a sea-coloured band.
(...) of purple, with the blessed Mary in the middle.
(...) with a cross with plumed (...) and angels.
(...) a green, pure silk sheet with a cross in the middle, of white pure silk and all around (...)'
Text: Tjäder 1955-82: ii. 228-31.
Translation: B. Savill
Record Created By
Benjamin Savill
Date of Entry
04/03/2023
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity |
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S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Maria | Certain |
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