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Artefact ID318
TM IDTM 832737
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 90 [P.Kellis VII 90]

Largely complete letter from Pseke (in the valley, probably Aphrodite) to Ploutogenes (in the oasis) in Coptic (L) with Greek address; Timothy travels between both places, main body of text deals with details of some complicated dispute, unusual and interesting vocabulary

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language
Date from370
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 5, deposits 2+3+4

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 90

Inv. Nr. P27A/B+P64A+P81D

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, 157-162, and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 318", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/318
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