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Artefact ID343
TM IDTM 832741
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialWood
Writing mediumTablet
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 94 [P.Kellis VII 94]

Letter without named sender or addressee about business matters, noteworthy is the lack of extensive greetings (these are given in rather succinct fashion).

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language
Date from340
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, possible dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 6, deposit 3

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 94

Inv. Nr. A/5/163

SCA 1871

current location unknown, SCA registration points to 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, 172-177 and images on CD rom, bw-images of front and back on unnumbered plate in back of the book.

Additional bibliography

• Shisha-Halevy, Ariel. 2016. "Review of P.Kellis VII."  Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 106: 273-274. (grammatical observations)

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 343", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/343
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