Christian Amulet 7th/8th Cent. C.E. - Coptic

Christian Amulet 7th / 8th Cent. A.D. - Coptic (All Information Provided by the University of Michigan) 

• Origin -- Unknown

• Material -- Papyrus 

• Date -- 7th or 8th Century A.D.

• Language -- Coptic

• Acquisition-- November 1924

• Author -- Unknown

• Information -- 

• Large middle section of the manuscript removed, almost separating the bottom and top half entirely. 

• This text is an amulet on vellum. It contains the titles and beginning words of each of the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark Luke, and John), with symbols aligning the bottom. 

• This text was valued for its magical qualities by the people who used it. 

• Full translated text available through the link below. 

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• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1466/1559R.TIF?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=1;size=50;sort=apis_inv;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=apis_inv;q1=1559