. English: Partial Psalter, 126 fragmentary leaves 5th century? Ink on vellum H: W: cm Fayyum, Egypt Gift of Charles Lang Freer Although the books of the Christian Bible were among the most translated and copied works in Coptic, no complete collection of the Old Testament in the ancient language has survived. The Freer manuscript is a Coptic version of the Septuagint psalms. It is associated with the site of a monastery in the Fayyum area of Egypt that medieval Arabic sources called Deir el-Karram, or the Monastery of the Vinedresser. The Freer's other Coptic and Greek biblica
. English: Partial Psalter, 126 fragmentary leaves 5th century? Ink on vellum H: W: cm Fayyum, Egypt Gift of Charles Lang Freer Although the books of the Christian Bible were among the most translated and copied works in Coptic, no complete collection of the Old Testament in the ancient language has survived. The Freer manuscript is a Coptic version of the Septuagint psalms. It is associated with the site of a monastery in the Fayyum area of Egypt that medieval Arabic sources called Deir el-Karram, or the Monastery of the Vinedresser. The Freer's other Coptic and Greek biblical manuscripts are also connected with this site. 5th century?. Freer Gallery of Art 469 Partial Psalter, 126 fragmentary leavesjpg
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