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E00090: Coptic Life of *Onnophrios, the Anchorite (Egyptian anchorite, 4th c., S00055), written probably in the 5th/6th c. in the Scetis (Lower Egypt), describes the physical appearance of the hermit *Timotheos (S00056).
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posted on 2014-10-23, 00:00 authored by gschenkePaphnoutios of Scetis, Life of Onnophrios, the Anchorite
Prior to meeting Onnophrios, Paphnoutios finds Timotheos, a hermit, who had already spent thirty years in the desert. Paphnoutios describes the physical appearance of Timotheos:
ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲃⲱ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
'He was naked and his hair was covering his shame and functioning as a garment wrapped around him.'
For a summary of the complete text, see $E0089.
Text: Budge 1914, p. 206, fol. 2a. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
Prior to meeting Onnophrios, Paphnoutios finds Timotheos, a hermit, who had already spent thirty years in the desert. Paphnoutios describes the physical appearance of Timotheos:
ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲃⲱ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
'He was naked and his hair was covering his shame and functioning as a garment wrapped around him.'
For a summary of the complete text, see $E0089.
Text: Budge 1914, p. 206, fol. 2a. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E00090Saint Name
Timotheos, Egyptian Anchorite : S00056Saint 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
