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Prayer or Charm

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Accession: P.Penn. Museum inv.E16271
Find spot: Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: 9th-14th CE
Date: 9th-14th CE
Materials: ['6.7 x 13.7cm. White, thin parchment. The sheet has been folded several times and the creases are apparent. While the entire sheet is intact, the writing is almost entirely obliterated.']
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Description

The document apparently contains a prayer or a charm, as well as the Moslem confession of faith (Line 20). The writing is such that there is no information as to what this document actually is. Della Vida lists it under "Fragments of Dubious Character." (S.L. Skoss?)

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Found at Egypt

Cross-references (1)

APIS-Text upenn.apis.114 tier-1

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