APIS Translation (English)
The letter relates a visit to the monastery of Apa Phoebamon and an imprisonment(?). The verso includes a request to take a book to "the great man Apa Elias."
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.7930 [xml]
| Title | Letter |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 966 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On white limestone |
| Lines | On recto: 13 lines in Coptic; on verso: 15 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto and verso: letter |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 153 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto and verso |
| Subjects | Letter; Documentary; ostraca |
| Associated Names | Apa Phoebamon; Apa Elias |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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