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Artefact ID244
TM IDTM 832706
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 59 [P.Kellis VII 59]

Fragmentary letter from [Ouales (?)] to his mster brothers, Psais and Andreas in Coptic (L) with Greek address and opening

Selection criteria-
Date from365
Date to370
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, possible dossier connection (Ouales group P.KellisCopt. I 35, P.KellisCopt. I 36, and P.KellisCopt. I 37)

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 8, deposit 1

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 59 [P.Kellis VII 59]

Inv. Nr. P40

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, 26-27 & image on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 244", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/244
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