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Artefact ID389
TM IDTM 832756
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 109 [P.Kellis VII 109]

Fragment of a letter from Kapitos to his wife Tegsogis in Coptic (L) with Greek address apparently on some textile business

Selection criteriaCoptic language
Date from350
Date to380
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 3, deposit 3; room 6, deposits 3+4; room 9, deposit 4

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 109

Inv. Nr. P59A(i)+P59B/F+P60D+P64A+P93B

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, 217-220 and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 389", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/389
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