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P. Mich. Inv 1291 Papyrus fragments from a codex manuscript containing the Martyrdom of Cyriacus and his Mother Julitta. Verso.Origin unknown. Other fragments of the same codex are kept in the Central Library of the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. 4th century? P. Mich. Inv. 1291 (Fragment 1): Papyrus; 16 x 10.1 cm. (Fragment 3): Papyrus; 6.2 x 6.2 cm. (Fragment 4): Papyrus; 10 x 10.3 cm.

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Papyrus fragments from a codex manuscript containing the Martyrdom of Cyriacus and his Mother Julitta. Recto.Origin unknown. Other fragments of the same codex are kept in the Central Library of the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. 4th century? P. Mich. Inv. 1291 (Fragment 1): Papyrus; 16 x 10.1 cm. (Fragment 3): Papyrus; 6.2 x 6.2 cm. (Fragment 4): Papyrus; 10 x 10.3 cm.

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Two papyrus folios, 3 verso and 2 recto, of an early Bohairic manuscript codex. They contain a syllabary, that is, an instructional tool consisting of consonant-vowel combinations arranged in alphabetic order. Originally, the codex probably consisted of four sheets (8 folios), of which folios 1 and 8, 3 and 6, and 4 and 5 are joined. Apart from the syllabary, folios 5 and 6 also contain the beginning of Paul's Epistle to the Romans and the first verse of the Book of Job. Theadelphia, western Fayyum. ca. 4th century. Papyrus; folio 2: 26.5 x 16.5; folio 3: 27 x 17.5 cm.

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Item Source: P. Mich. Inv 1291 (Fragment 1)
P. Mich. Inv 1291 (Fragment 3)
P. Mich. Inv 1291 (Fragment 4)
Format: P. Mich. Inv. 1291 (Fragment 1): Papyrus; 16 x 10.1 cm.
P. Mich. Inv. 1291 (Fragment 3): Papyrus; 6.2 x 6.2 cm.
P. Mich. Inv. 1291 (Fragment 4): Papyrus; 10 x 10.3 cm.