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Artefact ID	1597
TM ID	TM 64441
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	12 (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Subliterary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Kellis 1 87: Fever Amulet The top and sides of the papyrus strip (2.5 x 17.3 cm) are cleanly cut, while the bottom was visibly ripped to size, making it unclear if the fragment is complete or not. In content probably copied from P. Kellis 1 85b, it contains a healing amulet for Pamouris born of Lo (probably the mother’s name). Mention of μεγάλου θεοῦ in line 4. Comparison with formula in P.Mich. III 155 (see Jordan 2001a).
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Find context
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Excavated at Kellis by the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Discovered in House 3, Room 11, level 3.
Accession number	Egypt, Kellis P. 92.191 (Egypt, Kellis A/5/284)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Worp, Klaas A. 1995. Greek Papyri from Kellis: I. (P.Kell.G.) Nos. 1–90. Oxford: Oxbow Books. 219-220, No. 87.

Additional bibliography
• Jordan, David. 2001. “Notes on Two Michigan Magical Papyri.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 136: 183-193.
• Jordan, David. 2001. “Intrusions into the Text of the Amulet ‘P. Kellis G.’ I 87?” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 137: 34.
• Jordan, David. 2005. “Three Notes.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) 152. 155-156: 156, No. 2.
• Bowen, Gillian E. 2015. “The Environment Within: The Archaeological Context of the Texts from House 3 at Kellis in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis.” In Housing and Habitat in the Ancient Mediterranean: Cultural and Environmental Responses, edited by Angelo Andrea Di Castro, Colin A. Hope and Bruce E. Parr. Leuven: Peeters. 231-241: 235-239.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1597", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1597

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External links

TM 64441 / LDAB 5665 DCLP (PN) Kyprianos M184

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