This papyrus was found at the ancient burial ground of Saqqara in the early 19th century CE.

The early town was heavily damaged by a major (probably local) earthquake, sometime in the early 5th century CE.

The shroud has been carbon dated and is made of linen dating to the late 13th or early 14th century CE.

Margalioth places the date of the original text to the early fourth or late third century CE.

This probably occurred in the early 1st century CE.

It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE.

This changed probably took placed during the reign of Kavad I in the early 6th century CE.

Sivakasi was established during the early 15th century CE.

The "fisher" referred to the fisherman Peter, telling the tale of what happened in the early first century CE.

Several coins dated up to the early 1st century CE, with none dated later.