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Project / Collection Coptic Manuscripts Place Syene, Egypt Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Or 5655

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5655
Title:
Deed of mediation (P.Lond.Copt. 446, TM 47751)
Scope & Content:
The text is of legal nature, a deed of mediation. The issuer might be a person named Cyros. It is fragmentary, therefore, the contents are vague. Patermoute`s (=Patermouthis) mother is mentioned, and “your wife, Tapia”, then a recurring word seems to be “imprisonment/imprisoning someone”. The tex...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
5th century-6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet in two fragments which belong together, the smaller one precedes the larger one. Recto is written against the fibres in Coptic, in 8 (smaller fragment) and 11 lines (larger fragment); there is an endorsement in 1 line on verso along the fibres.

2. Or 6809

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6809
Title:
Letter listing products and services (TM 47750)
Scope & Content:
The text is possibly a letter, addressing the receiver in the second person singular and also mentioning “your wife”, “your sons”, although no letter formulae remain in the extant text. Writer gives a long list of products, mostly with amounts, and services he provided, in many cases “without a f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet with a Coptic text on both sides. The text starts on verso against the fibres and continues on recto along the fibres. There are 19 lines on verso and 4 lines on recto. The beginning of the text is missing.

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