Coptic Homilies In The Dialect Of Upper Egypt Edited From The Papyrus Codex Oriental 5001 In The British Museum

Author : E. A. Wallis Budge
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ISBN 13 : 9781332780938
Total Pages : 494 pages
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Download or read book Coptic Homilies in the Dialect of Upper Egypt written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Coptic Homilies in the Dialect of Upper Egypt: Edited From the Papyrus Codex Oriental 5001 in the British Museum The ms. Oriental No. 5001, now in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and MS S. Was found in the year 1896 by some peasants under the ruins of the church of an ancient Coptic monastery in Upper Egypt. The men were digging out the dust between the walls and the foundations when one of them uncovered with his spade the upper surface of a slab of stone. An examination shewed that this slab formed the cover of a sort of stone box, or cofier, which had been constructed, like many Muhammadan graves, with stones taken from ancient Egyptian buildings. The bottom of the box was covered with a very thick layer of yellow sand, and upon this lay a parcel wrapped up in a piece of coarse Akhmim linen, and round this was fastened, by means of leather thongs, a whole, dressed goat's skin, about 2 ft. In. In length, and about 2 ft. 1 in. Wide at its widest part. The parcel consisted of two large papyrus volumes, bound in stout leather-covered papyrus boards. One volume contained a complete copy of the Book of Psalms n'xmcoue II necpaknoc} including the apocryphal clist Psalm, and the other ten Coptic Homilies, which are attributed to Chrysostom, Theophilus, Proclus, Basil, and other Fathers, and are printed in this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.