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Artefact ID316
TM IDTM 832735
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 88 [P.Kellis VII 88]

Remains of the left hand part of a letter from Piena (i.e., Ploutogenes) to his master brother Andreas in Coptic (L) with Greek address, as far as condition of preservation allows to understand, it deals with items for a woman

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

Archaeological context, dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 9, deposit 3 west doorway

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 88

Inv. Nr. P56C

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, 143-144, 150-153, and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 316", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/316
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