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ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου καὶ δεσπότου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν καὶ τῆς δεσποίνης ἡμῶν τῆς ἁγίας θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων ἔτους Διοκλητιανοῦ […] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219313
Christian invocation from the opening of a document TM 219313Arsinoites2. Hälfte VII - Anfang VIII
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
The opening of a Christian document from the Arsinoite nome, preserving only the invocation of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints, followed by the start of a date by the era of Diocletian. The rest of the text, probably a contract or similar legal document, is lost.
In English machine translation
In the name of the [Lord and Master Jesus Christ, God and our Savior, and]
of [our] Lady [the holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and all]
the saints. In the year [of Diocletian] […]
[…]
Invocations of this kind typically head contracts and other legal documents of the late Byzantine and early Arab period. Most of the invocation and the reference to the era of Diocletian are restored by the editor.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Invocation). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.