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Artefact ID317
TM IDTM 832736
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 89 [P.Kellis VII 89]

Complete letter from Piena (i.e., Ploutogenes) to his lady mother Tabes in Coptic (L) with Greek address, found even with tie intact, containing mainly greetings, many to women, sending words of comfort

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language
Date from370
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 6, deposit 3

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 89

Inv. Nr. P95B

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, 153-157, and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 317", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/317
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