Lycopolitan Coptic
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Lycopolitan Coptic is a regional dialect of the Coptic language historically used in parts of Upper Egypt and known from early Christian and Gnostic texts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coptic dialect
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Assiutic Coptic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lycopolitan NERFINISHED ⓘ Subakhmimic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateEndCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gnostic Christian groups
ⓘ
early Coptic monasticism ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Coptic biblical manuscripts
ⓘ
Gnostic texts ⓘ Nag Hammadi library manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ early Christian texts ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Akhmimic Coptic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahidic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Demotic Egyptian (indirectly via Coptic) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct orthographic conventions within Coptic
ⓘ
distinct phonological characteristics within Coptic ⓘ shares features with Akhmimic Coptic ⓘ shares features with Sahidic Coptic ⓘ |
| hasType | literary dialect ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Akhmim region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asyut region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no individual ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Egyptian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticScope | regional dialect ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic language continuum ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Late Roman Egypt
ⓘ
early Byzantine Egypt ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Bohairic Coptic in later liturgical use
ⓘ
Sahidic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Coptology
ⓘ
Egyptology ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Afroasiatic language variety
ⓘ
Coptic language ⓘ Egyptian language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Coptic Christian communities in Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian literature
ⓘ
Gnostic literature ⓘ biblical translations ⓘ |
| usedIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
papyrus manuscripts
ⓘ
parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Coptic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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