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A fragmentary list of veils and veil-tunics (maphoria and sticharomaphoria), several described as made of five-times-dyed purple, one with a wheel pattern and one as Antiochene. It dates to the 6th century AD; its origin is unknown, and it may come from a dowry list in a marriage contract or a church inventory.
A maphorion is a veil or mantle covering head and shoulders; a sticharomaphorion seems to combine tunic and veil. 'Five-times-dyed' denotes high-quality, repeatedly dyed purple.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Veils). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
This fragment, as preserved, is a list which includes only veils, sticharomaphoria; other items may have appeared in the complete document. It resembles P. Oxy. 1978 (VIth century), which contains a list of articles of dress, mostly as here veils, and which is interpreted by the …
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