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Artefact ID286
TM IDTM 832721
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 74 [P.Kellis VII 74]

Fragmentary letter from Pegosh/Pekysis to his brother in Coptic (L) with Greek address; only individual letters per line preserved

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Coptic language
Date from360
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, possible dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 9, deposit 3 West doorway

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 74 [P.Kellis VII 74]

Inv. Nr. P56C(a)i

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, 83-83, 88-89, and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 286", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/286
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