Artefact ID | 1220 |
TM ID | TM 140693 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Wood |
Writing medium | Label |
Text content | Documentary |
Language | Coptic |
Description | SB Kopt. IV 1866 Mummy label for Joseph son of Papa Isaak in Coptic (S). |
Selection criteria | Coptic language |
Date from | 301 |
Date to | 400 |
Dating criteria | Dated in the ed. princ. to 5th-6th cent., later refined to 4th c. (last century of use of mummy labels; see Delattre and Worp 2012). |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Said to come from Thebes. |
Accession number | Current location unknown; previously in the Michaelides collection; sold by Christieʼs and Barakat. |