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Coptic literature is the body of writings in the Coptic language of Egypt, the last stage of the indigenous Egyptian language. It is written in the Coptic alphabet. The study of the Coptic language an
Miniature depicting the baptism of Christ from a late 12th-century illuminated copy of the Gospels
The biblical Codex Glazier of the 4th or 5th century
7th-century liturgical codex from the White Monastery
Coptic language
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Coptic is a dormant Afroasiatic language. It is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Egyptia
Coptic literature
…Coptic literature is the body of writings in the Coptic language of Egypt, the last stage of the indigenous Egyptian language. It is written in the Coptic alphabet. The study of the Coptic language and literature is…
Coptic liturgical inscription from Upper Egypt, dated to the fifth or sixth century.
Sandstone stela, inscribed with Coptic text. The names Phoibammon and Abraham appear. From Egypt, unknown finding place. The British Museum, London
Coptic and Arabic inscriptions in an Old Cairo church
Pottery shard inscribed with 5 lines in Coptic Sahidic. Byzantine period, 6th century AD. From Thebes, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London