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Artefact ID46
TM IDTM 107979
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumCodex
Text contentLiterary
LanguageCoptic
Description

Papyrus codex containing Ecclesiastes, 1 John, and 2 Peter written in a subtype of the Fayyumic dialect of Coptic (Fayyumic without lambdacism – dialect V4, according to Kasser 1990, 147). The codex is treated in the CMCL as a single codicological unit with CLM 6331 (= P. Mich. inv. 3521).

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Biblical), Coptic language
Date from301
Date to499
Dating criteria-
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3520 [P.Mich. inv. 3520]

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio Princeps

• Schenke, Hans-Martin, and Rodolphe Kasser. 2003. Papyrus Michigan 3520 und 6868(a). Ecclesiastes, Erster Johannesbrief und Zweiter Petrusbrief im fayumischen Dialekt, Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur. Berlin-New York: De Gruyter.

Additional Bibliography

• Kasser, Rodolphe. 1990."A Standard System of Sigla for Referring to the Dialects of Coptic." Journal of Coptic Studies 1: 141-151.

Authors
Mary Jane Cuyler, Victor Ghica, 2020, 2021
Suggested citation
Mary Jane Cuyler, Victor Ghica, 2020, 2021, "Artefact ID 46", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/46
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