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Amherst Coptic Papyrus 30.16 (Frags. 59-64).

Accession number
Amh. Copt. Pap. 30.16
Object title
Amherst Coptic Papyrus 30.16 (Frags. 59-64).
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing 6 papyrus fragments
Provenance
Brought to a dealer in Luxor from Hū, ancient Diospolis Parva, according to Archibald Henry Sayce, who saw the manuscript at Luxor before its acquisition; purchased by Lord Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, in the winter of 1905-1906; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
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