COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Coptic P 273
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL0701106dc
Image Title:
Letter to 'John'
Subject:
Letters
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Kelbaule
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Copt. 273
Description:
Almost complete fragment of a letter to an ecclesiastic dignitary named John from Kelbaule, regarding help for another man named Psenteapis. The script is an early type.
Date created:
4th-5th century
Time period covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Language:
Coptic
Language code:
cop
Item height:
255 mm
Item width:
155 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support material:
Papyrus
Bibliographic Reference:
Crum, W. E., Catalogue of the Coptic manuscripts in the collection of the John Rylands Library, Manchester: University Press, 1909.
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
cop0273r
Image technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date image captured:
2006-10-27
Date: issued:
2007-02
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
Letter to 'John'
