Artefact ID | 128 |
TM ID | TM 83782 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | O. CrumVC 47 Letter from the priest Psenpnouthes to a monastic superior, Apa Sie, about a journey north without meeting or asking anyone for help. The ostracon might be associated with the Melitian community (Choat 2001: 98 and n. 36). |
Selection criteria | - |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 400 |
Dating criteria | Early script acc. to Crum comparing P. Amh. pl. XXI, P. Ryl.Copt. 292; sees in addition a possible connection to the Melitian dossier ed. Bell, Jews & Christians. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Said to come from Akhmim |
Accession number | O. CrumVC 47 Manchester, John Rylands Library, Rylands Copt Sup. 49 |