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Artefact ID1760
TM IDTM 702585
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialWood
Writing mediumTablet
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. Gascou 85: Magical amulet
This wooden amulet (2.6 × 7.3 cm, 0.3 cm thick) coated with gypsum calls upon the angels Nuriel, Gabriel and Michael to relieve a named individual from a cold fever. The verso shows traces of a previous text underneath the gypsum layer.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography; find context.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Kellis as part of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Discovered in Area A/2 = House 2.

Accession number

Egypt, Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project A/2/134

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Worp, Klaas A. 2016. “67-88. Miscellaneous New Greek papyri from Kellis.” In Mélanges Jean Gascou: Textes et Études Papyrologiques (P.Gascou), edited by Jean-Luc Fournet and Arietta Papaconstantinou. Paris: Collège de France. 435-483: 478-479, No. 85.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1760", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1760
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