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Artefact ID391
TM IDTM 832758
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 111 [P.Kellis VII 111]

Double letter from Pebos to Psais (lines 1-14) and from Olbinos to Psais (15-end) in Coptic (L) with Greek address, while Pebos letter is concerned with 'tetrads' (possibly quaternions of parchment or papyrus), Olbinos with textile manufacture

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

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 3, room 8, deposit 4

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 111

Inv. Nr. P61J

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, 225-230 and images on CD rom.

Additional bibliography

• Shisha-Halevy, Ariel. 2016. "Review of P.Kellis VII." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 106: 274-275.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 391", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/391
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