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E00182: Coptic child donation document of 12 March 776, certifying the gift of a male child to Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) at Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt), after having been granted healing at the saint’s shrine located within the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme. It is one of seven child donation documents, which report that a child is pledged to the Saint at birth, by analogy to 1 Samuel 1, but because the parents fail to honour this agreement they are punished with a severe illness of their child.
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Zael, son of Mark from Hermonthis, donates his son Abraham. The child had been pledged at birth, but not given. A life-threatening illness befalls the child, who is brought into the monastery. There the saint is entreated to grant one of his miraclulous healings. The child is then pledged again, should healing be granted. The saint shows mercy and the boy is donated with this document. His future duties will be sweeping and sprinkling, as well as taking care of the water for the basins (λουτήρ) and the lamp by the altar.
Lines 27–30:
ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲉⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
'When he had granted him healing, I lifted the small boy and brought him to the holy topos. I donated him to the topos. As a security for the saint, represented through you Sourous, the proestos and oikonomos of the holy monastery, …'
Lines 37–40:
ⲛϥⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲥⲱϩⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩϫⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲗⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ
ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲗ[ⲉⲩⲉ] ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
'… and he shall be a servant at the holy monastery with respect to the sweeping and the sprinkling and the water of the basins and the care for the lamp at the altar and the entire service rendered at the holy topos, as well as everything which the oikonomos will order him to do.'
The Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5593/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
Zael, son of Mark from Hermonthis, donates his son Abraham. The child had been pledged at birth, but not given. A life-threatening illness befalls the child, who is brought into the monastery. There the saint is entreated to grant one of his miraclulous healings. The child is then pledged again, should healing be granted. The saint shows mercy and the boy is donated with this document. His future duties will be sweeping and sprinkling, as well as taking care of the water for the basins (λουτήρ) and the lamp by the altar.
Lines 27–30:
ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲉⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
'When he had granted him healing, I lifted the small boy and brought him to the holy topos. I donated him to the topos. As a security for the saint, represented through you Sourous, the proestos and oikonomos of the holy monastery, …'
Lines 37–40:
ⲛϥⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲥⲱϩⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩϫⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲗⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ
ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲗ[ⲉⲩⲉ] ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
'… and he shall be a servant at the holy monastery with respect to the sweeping and the sprinkling and the water of the basins and the care for the lamp at the altar and the entire service rendered at the holy topos, as well as everything which the oikonomos will order him to do.'
The Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5593/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E00182Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier martyr of Preht (ob. c. 304) : S00080 Sourous, Apa Sourous, superior and holy man at the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme : S01584Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation documentLanguage
CopticEvidence not before
776Evidence not after
776Activity not before
776Activity not after
776Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HermonthisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermonthis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - dependent (chapel, baptistery, etc.)Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery