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Artefact ID1761
TM IDTM 702587
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

P. Gascou 87: Magical amulet (?)
This tiny fragment (1.8 x 3 cm) is labeled as an amulet due to the appearance of the angel Michael in line 2. Traces of three lines, blank verso.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from300
Date to325
Dating criteria

Palaeography; find context.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Excavated at Kellis as part of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Discovered in Area D/8, East corridor, Room 4 level 2.

Accession number

Egypt, Kellis, excavations Dakleh Oasis Project P 00.22.α

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: 480, No. 87.

Authors
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023
Suggested citation
Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1761", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1761
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