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E00163: Greek lease from Herakleopolis (Middle Egypt) mentioning a church of Apa *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073); dated 29 March 604.
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posted on 2014-11-08, 00:00 authored by BryanP.Erl. 73
A lease from Herakleopolis with the date 29 March 604, concerns a house situated in the quarter of Saint Menas, as stated in lines 18–19:
ἐν τῇ αὐτ[ῇ] Ἡρακλέους πόλει ἐν λαύρᾳ ἐκκλησ[ί]ας Ἀββᾶ Μηνᾶ
'in the same city Herakleopolis, in the quarter of the church of Abba Mena'
Full text available under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.erl;;73
Translation: Gesa Schenke
A lease from Herakleopolis with the date 29 March 604, concerns a house situated in the quarter of Saint Menas, as stated in lines 18–19:
ἐν τῇ αὐτ[ῇ] Ἡρακλέους πόλει ἐν λαύρᾳ ἐκκλησ[ί]ας Ἀββᾶ Μηνᾶ
'in the same city Herakleopolis, in the quarter of the church of Abba Mena'
Full text available under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.erl;;73
Translation: Gesa Schenke
History
Evidence ID
E00163Saint Name
Menas, soldier and martyr Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
ΜηνᾶRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Lease or rental documentLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
604Evidence not after
604Activity not before
604Activity not after
604Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HerakleopolisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Herakleopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)Source
P.Erl. 73, a complete papyrus document.Discussion
The church is mentioned as defining a certain part of the city in which a leased house is situated.Bibliography
Edition: Schubart, W., Die Papyri der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen (Leipzig: O. Harrasowitz, 1942). Further reading: Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 146–149 (full range of documentary evidence on Menas, 146-54).Usage metrics
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