University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois I-Mark

The items in the Digital Collections of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library contain materials which represent or depict sensitive topics or were written from perspectives using outdated or biased language. The Library condemns discrimination and hatred on any grounds. As a research library that supports the mission and values of this land grant institution, it is incumbent upon the University Library to preserve, describe, and provide access to materials to accurately document our past, support learning about it, and effect change in the present. In accordance with the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read statement, we do not censor our materials or prevent patrons from accessing them.

If you have questions regarding this statement or any content in the Library’s digital collections, please contact digitalcollections@lists.illinois.edu

American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Statement

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility at the University Library

[Papyrus fragment of Christian amulet]

Permalink

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/f2628320-d225-013d-2ea7-02d0d7bfd6e4-a
No Copyright - United States (RightsStatements.org)

No Copyright - United States

Descriptive Information

Title
[Papyrus fragment of Christian amulet]
Date
900-1000 A.D.  
Call Number
Pre-1650 MS 0222
Publication Place
Egypt
Description
  • Ms. fragment.
  • Papyrus fragment of a Christian amulet from the 10th century, housed in a glass panel measuring 128 x 90 mm. According to Browne (no. 2 in his 1979 study), this fragment contains the top part of the amulet with the beginning verses of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. The missing part would have contained the openings of the Gospels of Luke and John. Note that an earlier inventory describes this item as a fragment of a private letter dating to the 5th-7th centuries A.D.
  • Coptic.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Shelf-mark: Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Pre-1650 MS 0222.
  • Former shelf-mark: Item 5 of Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Pre-1650 MS 0216.
  • Former shelf-mark: Inv. 755805.5 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library).
  • Open to researchers.
  • Browne, Gerald M. "Illinois Coptic Texts, I." Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 16.1-2 (1979), p. 31-35
  • Item cataloged in hand by the staff of the University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library (DM), 10 June 2014.
Extent
1 fragment : papyrus
Dimensions
59 x 52 mm
Language
Greek
Topical Subject
  • Amulets, Egyptian  
  • Illinois  
  • Urbana  
  • Specimens  
  • Magic, Egyptian  
  • Civilization  
Geographic Subject
Egypt  
Temporal Subject
638-1798  
Genre Subject
  • Coptic manuscripts  
  • Coptic manuscripts (Papyri)  
  • Manuscripts, Medieval  
  • Manuscripts (Papyri)  
Collection Title
Pre-1650 Manuscript Collection
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Type
Text  
Bibliographic Identifier
99751647412205899
Collection
RBML Manuscript Collection
Title[Papyrus fragment of Christian amulet]
Date900-1000 A.D.  
Call NumberPre-1650 MS 0222
Publication PlaceEgypt
Description
  • Ms. fragment.
  • Papyrus fragment of a Christian amulet from the 10th century, housed in a glass panel measuring 128 x 90 mm. According to Browne (no. 2 in his 1979 study), this fragment contains the top part of the amulet with the beginning verses of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. The missing part would have contained the openings of the Gospels of Luke and John. Note that an earlier inventory describes this item as a fragment of a private letter dating to the 5th-7th centuries A.D.
  • Coptic.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Shelf-mark: Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Pre-1650 MS 0222.
  • Former shelf-mark: Item 5 of Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Pre-1650 MS 0216.
  • Former shelf-mark: Inv. 755805.5 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library).
  • Open to researchers.
  • Browne, Gerald M. "Illinois Coptic Texts, I." Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 16.1-2 (1979), p. 31-35
  • Item cataloged in hand by the staff of the University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library (DM), 10 June 2014.
Extent1 fragment : papyrus
Dimensions59 x 52 mm
LanguageGreek
Topical Subject
  • Amulets, Egyptian  
  • Illinois  
  • Urbana  
  • Specimens  
  • Magic, Egyptian  
  • Civilization  
Geographic SubjectEgypt  
Temporal Subject638-1798  
Genre Subject
  • Coptic manuscripts  
  • Coptic manuscripts (Papyri)  
  • Manuscripts, Medieval  
  • Manuscripts (Papyri)  
Collection TitlePre-1650 Manuscript Collection
RightsNo Copyright - United States
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
TypeText  
Bibliographic Identifier99751647412205899
CollectionRBML Manuscript Collection

Download Options

  Zip of Original Files…   Zip of JPEGs PDF
99751647412205899-00000001
Original File (TIFF) Custom Image…
99751647412205899-00000002
Original File (TIFF) Custom Image…
Email Curator About This Item
for questions and to provide feedback.