Volume / Number: S2 / 1867

• Cairo Egypt Coptic Museum Naqlun 15/86

Origin uncertain, perhaps Africa. Found in 1986 near the medieval monastery of Naqlun in Egypt.

Script is a bold, angular uncial of the oldest type: the bow of A is very pointed, often ending in a downward hairline stroke; the upper bow of B is a mere comma; the eye of E is very small and sometimes closed; the first stroke of M is straight; N is broad, and the first stroke goes below the line; the bow of R is shaped like a large comma.