Copto-Arabic literature

A bilingual book of prayers from the 17th or 18th century, with Coptic and Arabic text

Copto-Arabic literature is the literature of the Copts written in Arabic. It is distinct from Coptic literature, which is literature written in the Coptic language.

Copto-Arabic literature began in the 10th century, had its golden age in the 13th and declined in the late medieval and early modern period before experiencing a revival in the 19th century.


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