Petros 48 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | L VII/E VIII |
| Dates | 685 (taq) / 705 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | P'tr' |
| Religion | Christian; Jacobite |
| Locations | Edessa (Syria) (residence); Edessa (Syria); Edessa (Syria) (birthplace) |
| Textual Sources | Chronicon Anonymi ad annum 1234 pertinens, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, I = CSCO 81-82 (Paris, 1916-20), II = CSCO 109 (Louvain, 1937) (chronicle) |
Petros 48 was the eldest son of Athanasios 4; while his father and brothers governed Egypt for the caliph Abdulmalik 1 Petros 48 was sent back to Edessa to administer the family properties and estates, which were considerable: Chron. 1234, ยง149 (p. 294). Athanasios 4 was probably in Egypt from 685 to 705.
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