COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.19.196.3
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MMA_.19.196.3
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The Metropolitan Museum acquired the book of Coptic prayers following excavations by a Museum team at the site of the "Syrian Monastery" (dayr al-suriyan) in the region of Wadi an-Natrun in Egypt in 1919. It is not clear whether it was actually found at the site or acquired nearby, since there are no records and it does not present evident signs of burial. In a rapidly growing Arabic-speaking area, the Coptic text was supplemented with an Arabic translation on the right-hand side of each page, thus making this prayer book more accessible to a wider section of the population.
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The Metropolitan Museum acquired the book of Coptic prayers following excavations by a Museum team at the site of the "Syrian Monastery" (dayr al-suriyan) in the region of Wadi an-Natrun in Egypt in 1919. It is not clear whether it was actually found at the site or acquired nearby, since there are no records and it does not present evident signs of burial. In a rapidly growing Arabic-speaking area, the Coptic text was supplemented with an Arabic translation on the right-hand side of each page, thus making this prayer book more accessible to a wider section of the population.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Coptic
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African; North African; Coptic
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt (written and illustrated in Egypt)
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Egypt (written and illustrated in Egypt)
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Coptic
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Coptic
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Coptic Manuscript
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Coptic Manuscript
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
Date unknown
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Date unknown
Creation Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Paper, 44 leaves
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Paper, 44 leaves
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Possibly from the Dayr al-Suriyan (Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
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Possibly from the Dayr al-Suriyan (Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), W. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
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H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), W. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
19.196.3
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19.196.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1919
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Rogers Fund, 1919
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Written in Coptic, with Arabic in the margins, in black and red
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Written in Coptic, with Arabic in the margins, in black and red
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_19.196.3.tif
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MMA_.h1_19.196.3.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false