Artefact ID | 119 |
TM ID | TM 85882 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 12 (Ismant al-Ḫarāb) | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Archive/Dossier | Dossier |
Description | P.KellisCopt. I 31 [P.Kellis V 31] Circular(?) letter without an outer address but adressing "my beloved daughters, the members of the holy church, of the light mind" from "a father who is in Egypt" encouraging their steadfastness, goes on to ask for some oil as being in need and afflicted, with 55 lines in Coptic (L) on recto (51 lines) and verso |
Selection criteria | Mention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Coptic language |
Date from | 350 |
Date to | 370 |
Dating criteria | Archaeological context, Manichean context, dossier connection (Makarios family letters) |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | House 3, room 11, deposit 1 + room 9, deposit 3 east wall + room 10, deposit 3 |
Accession number | P.KellisCopt. I 31 Inv.-Nr. P92.10+P51E+P17D current location unknown, probably excavation or SCA store rooms |