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- Title
Four Coptic Letters from Thebes.
- Authors
Khalil, Ahmed T. A.
- Abstract
The article "Four Coptic Letters from Thebes" publishes four Coptic letters from Thebes that were found on ostraka. The letters are kept in a warehouse called Abou El-Goud in Luxor. Although the exact origin of the letters is unknown, they were definitely written in the Theban area, particularly in a monastic environment. The letters address topics such as the shipment of wheat, the request for craftsmen, and the inquiry about a specific person named Samuel. The letters are written in Sahidic Coptic and likely date back to the 6th to 8th century.
- Subjects
THEBES (Egypt : Extinct city); LUXOR (Egypt); PERSONAL names; LETTER writing; WHEAT; WAREHOUSES; SHIPMENT of goods
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, 2023, Vol 150, Issue 2, p224
- ISSN
0044-216X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/zaes-2021-0040