DS 2.0 Catalog

(Q52258)

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title as recorded
Sahidic Coptic text fragment
standard title
Coptic text
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instance of
DS 2.0 Record
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genre as recorded
Books of hours--Egypt--9th century
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Books of hours
Egypt
Ninth century
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subject as recorded
Coptic language--Texts
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Coptic language
Texts
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dated
Non-dated
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physical description
Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 200 x 230 mm. (160 x 170 mm.)
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note
Ms. fragment.
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Evidently a leaf from a Book of Hours.
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Language and script: Coptic.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Support: Parchment.
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Layout: Double columns; 19 lines at highest point (with evidence of additional lines torn away); frame-ruled. Housed in paper mat, 310 x 330 mm.
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Decoration: Illuminated initials; geometric patterned border at left; image of a bird in left and right margins.
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Origin: This text is of the same type as a group of manuscripts discovered in the ruins of the White Monastery (now called Dayr al-Abyaḍ) founded by the Coptic monk Shenute near Sūhāj in Upper Egypt (see dealer description on verso of mat).
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date added
3 September 2024
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date last updated
3 September 2024
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