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Artefact ID131
TM IDTM 108339
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentLiterary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

P.KellisCopt. 3 (P.Kellis II)

Manichaean devotional text in Coptic (probably L), probably psalm with strophe break indicated at line a3; Single double sided fragment from centre of codex leaf, some similarity to the hand of P.KellisCopt. 1 text A

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Non-canonical), Coptic language
Date from350
Date to400
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, Manichaean contents, dialect

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 11, level 2

Accession number

P.Kellis II (P.KellisCopt. 3)

Inv.-Nr. P 92.17a

Current location unknown, probably excavation or SCA storage

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Gardner, Iain. 2007. Kellis Literary Texts II, Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph 15. Oxford: Oxbow, 76–77.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 131", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/131
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