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Artefact ID344
TM IDTM 832742
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierDossier
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 95 [P.Kellis VII 95]

Letter  by a man to the lady Partheni in Coptic (L) with Greek address and opening, on a re-used piece of papyrus in compact dense script, no external address on the verso preserved, state of preservation hampers understanding, apparently business issues

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Coptic language
Date from350
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, possible dossier connection

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 9, deposit 3 east wall

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 95

Inv. Nr. P51B

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, 177-179 and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 344", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/344
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