Codex sa 292L, Oxford, BL, Huntington 5 is a partially extant Sahidic Coptic Holy Week Lectionary consisting of a first longitudinally torn half folio and another 36 folios. Apart from the main texts written in Coptic, the codex contains short Arabic headings, an extended Arabic instruction addressed to the congregation, and a seven-line marginal note written in Arabic at the bottom of one of...
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For my current research on the biblical Book of Ruth, I had to check the palimpsest codex Add 17183 in the British Library, London. This parchment manuscript with two superimposed layers of writing originated in the monasteries of Scetis in Lower Egypt and was worked on on two occasions: the original manuscript from the 7th century CE contained Coptic biblical texts from the Old...
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From Fragments to Books We're happy to annouce the first issue of From Fragments to Books , the official newsletter of the Coptic Old Testament Project. Published bi-annually in PDF format, the newsletter will offer reports and background information on the project and the edition of the Coptic-Sahidic Old Testament. If you wish to receive future issues of this newsletter automatically,...
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In November 2019, Diliana Atanassova and Alin Suciu visited Ann Arbor to sift through the several hundred non-inventoried fragments of White Monastery manuscripts in the University of Michigan Papyrological and Special Collections. [1] During their stay, they were able to sort out and identify some previously unknown Coptic fragments. Among those fragments containing biblical, hagiographical...
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Dieser Blog bietet die Fortsetzung der Blogs vom 08.10.2019 und vom 18.10.2019 .   Oxford, BL, Ms. Copt. d. 265 (P), frg. 1-2 Die zwei Fragmente, die unter Signatur Ms. Copt. d. 265 (P) (olim Copt. g. 3 [1] ) in der Bodleian Library aufbewahrt werden, sind Teile ein und desselben Blattes. Allerdings geben sie das Blatt nicht gänzlich wieder. Zwischen dem ersten und...
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