Vol. 29 No. 2 (2023)
Articles

Bemerkungen zum Kondolenzbrief P. Ross. Georg. III 2

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  • Jan Shavrin
Jan Shavrin
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Published 2024-03-12

Keywords

  • Greek papyrology,
  • Gregor Zereteli,
  • letters of condolence,
  • private letters on papyrus,
  • Russian-Georgian papyrus collections
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How to Cite

Shavrin, J. (2024). Bemerkungen zum Kondolenzbrief P. Ross. Georg. III 2. Hyperboreus, 29(2), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.36950/hyperboreus.1bxe-3d41

Abstract

The article focuses on the first six lines of the letter written by a certain Serenus to his mother Antonia, in which he expresses his condolences on the death of a loved one (probably her father or husband). Based on the paleographical considerations made by previous scholars as well as other papyrus attestations I suggest a restoration of the name of the deceased, which was partly lost due to the damages suffered by the papyrus. Furthermore I provide possible parallels to the gnome used in the letter and also offer an interpretation to the final part of the passage discussed.

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