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| Keywords: Partial Psalter, 126 fragmentary leavesjpg.jpg en Partial Psalter 126 fragmentary leaves 5th century Ink on vellum H 8 0 W 7 0 cm Fayyum Egypt Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1908 32 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 http //www asia si edu/collections/singleObject cfm ObjectNumber F1908 32 Freer Gallery of Art PD-Art Illuminated manuscripts in Freer Gallery of Art Uploaded with UploadWizard 5th-century manuscripts Faiyum Governorate Ancient coptic manuscripts Psalters Damaged books Deir el-Karram | ||||
