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Les trois « colophons » de l’Évangile de Jean découvert à Naqlūn
The three « colophons » of the Gospel of John discovered in Naqlūn

Author(s): Alain Delattre, Naïm Vanthieghem
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Gospel of John; Fatimid period; 11th–12th century; Naqlūn; burial practices; bilingualism
Summary/Abstract: Edition of two Coptic colophons and an Arabic note written at the end of the 11th–12th manuscript of the Gospel of John found in a grave at Naqlūn in 2002. We argue the Gospel was the property of the deacon Shenoute, son of John, who was probably buried there.

  • Page Range: 61-72
  • Page Count: 12
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Language: English, French, German