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Artefact ID313
TM IDTM 832732
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 85 [P.Kellis VII 85]

Fragment from upper part of a letter from Ploutogenes to Pshai (?) in Coptic (L) with Greek address, breaks off after greetings

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language
Date from370
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 2, level 1 north-east corner

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 85 [P.Kellis VII 85]

Inv. Nr. a/5/1

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, 143-146 and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 313", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/313
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