APOCRYPHA database

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Lundhaug, Hugo, 2026, "APOCRYPHA database", https://doi.org/10.18710/5IY5BL, DataverseNO, V1

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Description	Database tables and documentation of the APOCRYPHA database, a database of Coptic apocryphal literature, their manuscripts and contents, developed under the aegis of the European Research Council (ERC)-funded project APOCRYPHA (Storyworlds in Transition: Coptic Apocrypha in Changing Contexts in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods) at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 865971). Contributors: Hugo Lundhaug (HL), Samuel Peter Cook (SC), Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin (RS), Lasse Løvlund Toft (LT), Florian Graz (FG), Lloyd Abercrombie (LA), Laura Slaughter (LS), Sigurd Hanserud (SH), Knut Waagan (KW), and Ivan Miroshnikov (IM). (2026-06-19)
Subject	Arts and Humanities
Keyword	Coptology, Literature, History of Religions, Theology
Related Publication	Is Supplemented By: Lundhaug, Hugo, Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz, eds. Coptic Apocrypha: New Frontiers – New Perspectives. Parabiblica 6. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026.doi: 10.1628/978-3-16-200550-2
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Persistent Identifier	doi:10.18710/5IY5BL
Publication Date	2026-06-25
Title	APOCRYPHA database
Subtitle	Coptic Apocryphal Literature and Its Manuscripts
Author	https://ror.org/01xtthb56https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4643-7198
Point of Contact	Use email button above to contact. Lundhaug, Hugo (University of Oslo)
Description	Database tables and documentation of the APOCRYPHA database, a database of Coptic apocryphal literature, their manuscripts and contents, developed under the aegis of the European Research Council (ERC)-funded project APOCRYPHA (Storyworlds in Transition: Coptic Apocrypha in Changing Contexts in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods) at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 865971). Contributors: Hugo Lundhaug (HL), Samuel Peter Cook (SC), Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin (RS), Lasse Løvlund Toft (LT), Florian Graz (FG), Lloyd Abercrombie (LA), Laura Slaughter (LS), Sigurd Hanserud (SH), Knut Waagan (KW), and Ivan Miroshnikov (IM). (2026-06-19)
Subject	Arts and Humanities
Keyword	Coptology Literature History of Religions Theology
Related Publication	Is Supplemented By: Lundhaug, Hugo, Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz, eds. Coptic Apocrypha: New Frontiers – New Perspectives. Parabiblica 6. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026. doi 10.1628/978-3-16-200550-2 https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/coptic-apocrypha-9783162005502/
Language	English
Producer	University of Oslo (UiO) https://www.uio.no/english/
Production Date	2026-06-24
Production Location	Oslo
Contributor	Project Leader: Hugo Lundhaug Data Collector: Samuel Peter Cook Data Collector: Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin Data Collector: Lasse Løvlund Toft Data Collector: Florian Graz Data Collector: Lloyd Abercrombie Data Collector: Sigurd Hanserud Related Person: Laura Slaughter Related Person: Knut Waagan Data Collector: Ivan Miroshnikov
Funding Information	European Research Council: grant agreement no. 865971
Distributor	University of Oslo (UiO) https://dataverse.no/dataverse/uio
Distribution Date	2026
Depositor	Lundhaug, Hugo
Deposit Date	2026-06-24
Time Period	Start Date: 0300-01-01; End Date: 1900-12-24
Date of Collection	Start Date: 2020-08-01; End Date: 2026-04-30
Data Type	Metadata on Coptic Apocryhal Literature
Software	pgAdmin 4, Version: 6.10
Data Source	Archives of Coptic manuscripts: AT-NB Austria, National Library, papyrus collection BE-LL Belgium, KU Leuven, University Library CH-FM Switzerland, Fribourg, BIBLE+ORIENT Museum CH-GB Switzerland, Genève, Bodmer Library CZ-PO Czech Republic, Prague, Private collection Wessely DE-BE Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz (formerly DD-BE) DE-BS Germany, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Orientabteilung DE-GP Germany, Giessen, University Library DE-HB Germany, Hamburg, University Library Carl von Ossietzky DE-HDU Germany, Heidelberg, University Library DE-HP Germany, Heidelberg, Papyrological Institute DE-JE Germany, Jena, Papyrussammlung Universität Jena (formerly DD-JE) DE-KI Germany, Cologne, University of Köln DE-LU Germany, Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek (formerly DD-LU) DE-MUP Germany, Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek EG-C Egypt, Cairo, Coptic Museum EG-CF Egypt, Cairo, French Archaeological Institute (IFAO) EG-GEM Egypt, Grand Egyptian Museum EG-LU Egypt, Luxor, SCA storehouse EG-NU Egypt, Nubian Museum at Aswan EG-SU Egypt, Dayr al-Suryān, Wadi Natrun ES-BP Spain, Palau-Ribes Collection, Barcelona ES-RM Spain, Roca, Abbey of Montserrat FI-IL Finland, Ilves Collection, Helsinki FR-BN France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale FR-CR France, Chartres, Bibliothèque municipale FR-PB France, Paris, Byzantine Institute of America FR-PCE France, Paris, Collège de France, Egyptological Cabinet FR-PL France, Paris, Louvre FR-SU France, Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire GB-BL Great Britain, London, British Library GB-BM Great Britain, London, British Museum GB-CU Great Britain, Cambridge University Library GB-LA Great Britain, London, David Aaron art gallery GB-LV Great Britain, London, Victoria and Albert Museum GB-MR Great Britain, Manchester, John Ryland’s University Library GB-OB Great Britain, Oxford, Bodleian Library IE-DC Ireland, Dublin, Chester Beatty Library IT-FI Italy, Florence, Istituto Papirologico Girolamo Vitelli IT-NB Italy, Naples, Bibliotheca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III IT-RC Italy, Rome, Corsiniana Library IT-TM Italy, Turin, Egyptian Museum IT-VM Italy, Venice, Bibliotheca Nazionale Marciana NL-LB Netherlands, Leiden, University Library NL-LR Netherlands, Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden NL-UU Netherlands, Utrecht, Archeological Institute NL-VO Netherlands, Kerkrade, Vossen Collection NO-OU Norway, Oslo University Library NO-SC Norway, Schøyen Collection RU-MP Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum RU-PN Russia, National Library of Russia SE-UV Sweden, Uppsala University UK-DM Ukraine, Dnipro Museum US-MHS USA, Harvard, Sackler Museum US-MU USA, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan US-NC USA, New York, Columbia University Library US-NCD USA, Durham, William R. Perkins Library US-NI USA, Ithaca, Cornell University Library US-NJN USA, Newark Museum US-NJP USA, Princeton university Library US-PM USA, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library US-PU USA, Philadelphia, University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology US-WF USA, Washington, Freer Gallery US-YB USA, New Haven, Yale, Beinecke Library VA-V Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana See also Lundhaug, Hugo, Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz. “A New Approach to Coptic Apocrypha: Categories, Methods, and Achievements of the APOCRYPHA Research Project.” Pages 1–64 in Coptic Apocrypha: New Frontiers – New Perspectives. Edited by Hugo Lundhaug, Roxanne Bélanger Sarasin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz. Parabiblica 6. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026.
Origin of Historical Sources	All Coptic apocryphal texts and their manuscripts are included in the database. Apocrypha defined as texts and traditions that elaborate or expand upon characters or events of the biblical storyworld. Coptic apocrypha defined as all apocryphal texts attested in the Coptic language. See Lundhaug, Hugo, Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz. “A New Approach to Coptic Apocrypha: Categories, Methods, and Achievements of the APOCRYPHA Research Project.” Pages 1–64 in Coptic Apocrypha: New Frontiers – New Perspectives. Edited by Hugo Lundhaug, Roxanne Bélanger Sarasin, Samuel Peter Cook, Lasse Løvlund Toft, and Florian Graz. Parabiblica 6. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026.
Characteristic of Sources	Coptic manuscripts studied through digital images and/or autoptic analysis of the manuscripts themselves.

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Geographic Coverage	Egypt

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Unit of Analysis	Literary works, texts, and manuscripts.
Universe	Egyptian Christians in late antiquity and the middle ages.
Data Collector	APOCRYPHA research project
Collector Training	Training provided by project leader.

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