COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Coptic P 102
Side:
verso
Image Number:
JRL17010017
Image Title:
Charm
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Copt. 102
Description:
Charms, the first against ophthalmia, the second 'a safeguard in everything.' The former invokes the lance wherewith Christ was pierced and refers presumably to the legend of Longinus' blindness.
Date created:
11th century
Language:
Coptic
Language code:
cop
Script:
Script of Zoega's 9th class
Item height:
250 mm
Item width:
100 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support material:
Paper
Bibliographic Reference:
Crum, W. E., Catalogue of the Coptic manuscripts in the collection of the John Rylands Library, Manchester: University Press, 1909.
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
cop0102v
Image technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2017-01-09
Date: issued:
2017-03
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Charm
