Unknown type: T-S AS 204.208

Unknown type T-S AS 204.208

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Document or literary text in Hebrew script. Late. Possibly a letter. Mentions שלש אמות(?) של מצרים, the "three mothers(?) of Egypt." The context is unclear due to extensive damage– but this could be a Jewish reference to Egyptian Christian monastic traditions, i.e. the "Desert Mothers": Sarah, Theodora, and Syncletica." Requires further examination. MCD.

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T-S AS 204.208 1r

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1r

T-S AS 204.208 1v

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1v
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