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Artefact ID365
TM IDTM 832748
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 101 [P.Kellis VII 101]

Single small fragment from presumably a letter in Coptic (L), remaining text reads like a narrative though, but the general predominance of letters and the lack of literary quality made the editors classify it as documentary

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Coptic language
Date from350
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 9, deposit 3 east wall

Accession number

P.KellisCop. II 101

Inv. Nr. P51D(b)ii

current location unknown, probably excavation or SCA storage

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Edito 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, 191-192 and image on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 365", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/365
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