This long-awaited volume sheds light on (among other matters) the textile trade, Coptic epistolography, women's literacy, book copying, travel between valley and the Oasis, religion, and above all, the life of an extended family over several decades. It provides both a new perspective on previously published material and a major addition to the dossier of fourth-century Coptic documentary material.

Iain Gardner, Anthony Alcock, and Wolf-Peter Funk. Coptic Documentary Texts from Kellis. Volume 2: P. Kellis VII (P. Kellis Copt. 57–131). Dakhleh Oasis project Monograph 16. Oxford; Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 2014.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by Malcolm Choat, Macquarie University