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E00088: Coptic Life of *Onnophrios, the Anchorite (Egyptian anchorite, 4th c., S00055), written probably in the 5th/6th century in the Scetis (Lower Egypt), describes the physical appearance of the saint.
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posted on 2014-10-21, 00:00 authored by dlambertPaphnoutios of Sketis, Life of Onnophrios, the Anchorite
ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲡⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲏⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ
'His hair was spread out over his body just as one of these panthers, for he was naked with leaves covering his manhood.'
Text: Budge 1914, p. 210, fol. 6b. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲡⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲏⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ
'His hair was spread out over his body just as one of these panthers, for he was naked with leaves covering his manhood.'
Text: Budge 1914, p. 210, fol. 6b. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E00088Saint Name
Onnophrios, Egyptian Anchorite : S00055Saint Name in Source
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Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Lives of saint Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus codex Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codexLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
320Evidence not after
999Activity not before
320Activity not after
999Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
SketisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Sketis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisMajor author/Major anonymous work
Paphnoutios of SketisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Composing and translating saint-related textsCult activities - Use of Images
- Verbal images of saints