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Amherst Coptic Papyrus 4.4.

Accession number
Amh. Copt. Pap. 4.4
Object title
Amherst Coptic Papyrus 4.4.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1914) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing 1 papyrus fragment ; 154 x 115 mm
Provenance
Brought to a dealer in Luxor from Hū, ancient Diospolis Parva, according to Archibald Henry Sayce, who saw the manuscript at Luxor before its acquisition; purchased by Lord Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, in the winter of 1905-1906; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Manuscript fragments from four leaves, two of which ((1) and (2)) are from the same codex, containing parts of a narrative of the early life of the Virgin Mary; written in Egypt.
Probably delivered on the feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple (Kiyalik 3, Nov. 29 or 30 Julian); edited and translated into English by W.E. Crum.
Language
Coptic, the Sahidic dialect
Classification