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E00186: Coptic child donation document of 26 May 770, 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.
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Shenute and his wife Martha, from Jeme in the district of Hermonthis, donate their son Pesynthios. The boy falls seriously ill and is brought into the monastery. They place the child in front of the sanctuary (ἱερατεῖον), entreating the angel of the altar to have mercy on him and ask Christ for healing for the boy (lines 19–21). The martyr saint and God have mercy on he boy and his parents, and the child is healed. The donation takes place.
Lines 14–24:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲑⲗⲟⲫⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲱⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲱⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲟⲕ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡⲉ
ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ
ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕ(ⲁⲗⲉ) ⲛⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕ(ⲁⲗⲉⲓ) ⲛⲡⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲱⲣⲓⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕ(ⲟⲛ) ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲗⲓⲭ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲛⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
'I am writing to the prize-winning holy martyr, represented through you, Sourous, the deacon and superior of that monastery and through those who come after you eternally, so that the holy martyr Apa Phoibammon shall be master over our beloved son Pesynthios, as concerns me, as well as those that come after me eternally. Because, after God had brought an illness over him, we took him and brought him into the holy martyr shrine. We placed him in front of the sanctuary and we entreated the angel of the holy altar to let his mercy be on him and to invoke Jesus Christ on his behalf and to let him grant him healing. Afterwards the holy martyr had mercy and entreated God. He was merciful towards him through the great miracle. We proceeded with our donation document as a loving gift, so that he shall be a servant at the holy place and for the lamp there eternally.'
The full Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5596/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
Shenute and his wife Martha, from Jeme in the district of Hermonthis, donate their son Pesynthios. The boy falls seriously ill and is brought into the monastery. They place the child in front of the sanctuary (ἱερατεῖον), entreating the angel of the altar to have mercy on him and ask Christ for healing for the boy (lines 19–21). The martyr saint and God have mercy on he boy and his parents, and the child is healed. The donation takes place.
Lines 14–24:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲑⲗⲟⲫⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲱⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲱⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲟⲕ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡⲉ
ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ
ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕ(ⲁⲗⲉ) ⲛⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕ(ⲁⲗⲉⲓ) ⲛⲡⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲱⲣⲓⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕ(ⲟⲛ) ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲗⲓⲭ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲛⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
'I am writing to the prize-winning holy martyr, represented through you, Sourous, the deacon and superior of that monastery and through those who come after you eternally, so that the holy martyr Apa Phoibammon shall be master over our beloved son Pesynthios, as concerns me, as well as those that come after me eternally. Because, after God had brought an illness over him, we took him and brought him into the holy martyr shrine. We placed him in front of the sanctuary and we entreated the angel of the holy altar to let his mercy be on him and to invoke Jesus Christ on his behalf and to let him grant him healing. Afterwards the holy martyr had mercy and entreated God. He was merciful towards him through the great miracle. We proceeded with our donation document as a loving gift, so that he shall be a servant at the holy place and for the lamp there eternally.'
The full Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5596/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E00186Saint 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 ⲫⲟⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
CopticEvidence not before
770Evidence not after
770Activity not before
770Activity not after
770Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Jeme HermonthisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Hermonthis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery