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Papyrus Recording the Report of the Monasteries

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This papyrus includes important information about the precise system of inspecting monasteries. It is a report in the form of a letter written by Anba Andreas after visiting and inspecting a monastery located in a town called Aphrodite.

The report was addressed to the Bishop of Metanoia in the town of Canope. The Bishop was the head of a group of monasteries that were located in the Delta.

Present location

BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ANTIQUETIES MUSEUM [01/027] ALEXANDRIA BAAM

Inventory number

580

Dating

BYZANTINE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

PAPYRUS

Material

PAPYRUS

Technique

WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB

Height

61 cm