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Artefact ID1055
TM IDTM 108761
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialWood
Writing mediumTablet
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.Rain.UnterrichtKopt. 78

Fragment of a syllabary containing syllables beginning with ¥ (with all letters of the Coptic alphabet in coda), a short mention of the Trinity, and names of Biblical figures in Coptic (S). For unknown reasons, the editor attributes the dialect as F, but see the mention of the Trinity, which, even though partly restored, is Sahidic.

The object might have been much larger originally as shown by faint traces of letters just above the upper edge and obvious signs of a break.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra, Coptic language
Date from301
Date to600
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library, Papyrus Collection (note that TM wrongly attributes it to the Kelsey Museum)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly. 1923. "A Coptic Syllabary at the University of Michigan." Aegyptus 4: 296-297 (no images though).

Reference edition

• Hasitzka, Monika. 1990. Neue Texte und Dokumentation zum Koptisch-Unterricht, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Neue Serie 18. Wien: Brüder Hollinek, 59-60 #78.

Additional bibliography

• Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly. 1921. "Greek and Coptic School Tablets at the University of Michigan." Classical Philology 16: 193 [189-194] [description only].

Authors
Matthias Müller, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 1055", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1055
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