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Artefact ID361
TM IDTM 832744
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageCoptic
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 97 [P.Kellis VII 97]

Fragment of a letter in Coptic (L) with remains of a Greek address, sender and addressee lost; execpt for the greetings, no running text can be restored

Selection criteriaMention of Christian individuals/communities, Coptic language
Date from350
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 9, desposit 3 east wall

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 97

Inv. Nr. P51B(a)ii

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, 182-185 and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 361", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/361
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