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Artefact ID130
TM IDTM 108338
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumCodex
Text contentLiterary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.KellisCopt. 2 (P.Kellis II)

Fragments of a papyrus codex with Manichean Psalms in Coptic (L); remains of a bifolium written in three hands (A, B, and C) with an uncertain amount of leaves missing between the folios, plus another page reconstructed from nine fragments in hand C

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Theological), Coptic language
Date from350
Date to400
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 7, level 2; room 7a, level 2; room 8, level 1 (= Bi), room 6, level 4 SE corner (= Bii)

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. 2

Inv. Nr. P82Bi (ex P34 + 38 + 40 + 93B) and P82Bii (ex P 82B + 85D/F)

Current location unknown, probably excavation or SCA storage rooms

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Gardner, Iain. 2007. Kellis Literary Texts II, Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph 15. Oxford: Oxbow, 62–75.

Additional bibliography

• Gardner, Iain. 2007. Kellis Literary Texts II, Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph 15. Oxford: Oxbow, 173 (corrigenda).

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 130", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/130
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