The ostraca from Deir el-Bachit, Western Thebes. Status quo of research

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The monastery complex known as Deir el-Bachit, on the hilltop of Dra’ Abu el-Naga comprises so far the largest known monastic settlement in Western Thebes, dated to the period between the late 6th or early 7th century until the end of the 9th or early 10th century. Besides its architectural remains and a multitude of material finds of different kinds, the excavations within the center of the complex, but also within its subsidiary installations revealed a considerable quantity of written evidence – especially ostraca and papyri. The ostraca, primarily of non-literary contents, are the focus of my project "Koptische nichtliterarische Texte aus dem thebanischen Raum“, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. For the edition of the texts, a custom-designed online platform has been developed, named „KoptO-online“. In my paper, I aim to present a synthesis of the data that can be gleaned from the ostraca, and I will also refer to the question of the historical setting of the monastery.

Speakers from the University of Münster

Hodak, Suzana

Professorship of Coptology