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Artefact ID243
TM IDTM 832705
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 58 [P.Kellis VII 58]

Mostly complete business letter concerning textiles, written on both sides in 37 (extant) lines with small losses

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Coptic language
Date from355
Date to355
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, possible dossier connection with (H)Orion letters (P.KellisCopt. I 15, P.KellisCopt. I 16, P.KellisCopt. I 17, P.KellisCopt. I 18)

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 10, deposit 3

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 58 [P.Kellis VII 58]

Inv. Nr. P17EE

current location unknown, probably excavation or SCA storage

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Gardner, Iain, Anthony Alcock, and Wolf-Peter Funk. 2014. Coptic Documentary Texts from Kellis II P. Kell. VII (P. Kell. Copt. 57–131), Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 16. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 20-25 & image on CD rom.

Additional bibliography

• Shisha-Halevy, Ariel. 2016. "Review of P.Kellis VII."  Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 106: 272.

• Boud'hors, Anne. 2016. "Review of P.Kellis VII."  Journal of Coptic Studies 18: 198–199.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 243", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/243
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