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
Use of ImagesPrecious material objects
Descriptions of images of saints
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesAngels
Cult Related ObjectsPrecious material objects
Precious cloths
Source
These fragments of papyrus (55/65 x 115/35 mm) are now Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, Pap. 1 B-C, verso. Tjäder's edition only tentatively locates the production of the text to northern Italy. c. 700; the fragments came to Basel in the sixteenth century.For the earlier text written on the other side of this papyrus, see E08423.
Discussion
The type of institution to which this inventory originally belonged is unknown. It appears to be a list of precious textiles.Bibliography
EditionDie nichtliterarischen lateinischen Papyri Italiens aus der Zeit 445-700, ed. J.-O. Tjäder, 2 vols (Lund and Stockholm, 1955-82).
Record Created By
Benjamin Savill
Date of Entry
04/03/2023
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Maria | Certain |
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