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Artefact ID433
TM IDTM 832771
Findspot (DEChriM ID)12   (Ismant al-Ḫarāb)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentDocumentary
LanguageGreek, Coptic
Description

P.KellisCopt. II 124 [P.Kellis VII 124]

Partly fragmentary letter from Apa Besas […] and presbyter Agathemeros to Stephanos in Coptic (S) with Greek address in florid style and with Biblical references, including a postscript by a sub-deacon Hor

Selection criteria-
Date from350
Date to400
Dating criteria

Archaeological context

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

House 4, room 6, deposit 14; room 4, desposits 1A and 6

Accession number

P.KellisCopt. II 124 [P.Kellis VII 124]

Inv. Nr. P93.89+P93.54+P93.77+P93.109

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, 263-264, 275-280, and images on CD rom.

Authors
Matthias Müller, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, 2021, "Artefact ID 433", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/433
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