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E04285: Greek scribal exercise from unknown Egyptian provenance using the name of *Menas (presumably the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mina, S00073); datable to the 6th/7th century.
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posted on 2017-11-06, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Rain.Unterricht 46
On this parchment fragment a scribe has practised letters using different writing instruments, as well as writing in big letters:
Μηνᾶς ὁ ἅγιος
'Menas, the saint'
(Text: H. Harrauer and P. J. Sijpesteijn)
On this parchment fragment a scribe has practised letters using different writing instruments, as well as writing in big letters:
Μηνᾶς ὁ ἅγιος
'Menas, the saint'
(Text: H. Harrauer and P. J. Sijpesteijn)
History
Evidence ID
E04285Saint Name
Menas, soldier and martyr Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
ΜηνᾶςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Greek
