E00235: Coptic will of Jacob and Elias, heads of the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mid 7th c., mentioning the road to (the monastery of) *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) and the cave of two men remembered amongst the saints.
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The two heads of the monastery of Epiphanios on the mountain of Jeme, Jacob, son of David, and Elias, son of Samuel, name as their successor the monk Stephanos to be the future head of the monastery.
The boundaries of the monastery are given in lines 16–19 and 67–69 as:
ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲙⲥⲛⲏ
'From the road leading to saint Phoibammon to the road leading to the cave of those who are remembered amongst the saints, Apa Abraham and Apa Ammonios, men of Sne.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
The two heads of the monastery of Epiphanios on the mountain of Jeme, Jacob, son of David, and Elias, son of Samuel, name as their successor the monk Stephanos to be the future head of the monastery.
The boundaries of the monastery are given in lines 16–19 and 67–69 as:
ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲙⲥⲛⲏ
'From the road leading to saint Phoibammon to the road leading to the cave of those who are remembered amongst the saints, Apa Abraham and Apa Ammonios, men of Sne.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E00235Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier martyr of Preht (ob. c. 304) : S00080 Epiphanios : S00093 Abraham of Sne : S00094 Ammonios of Sne : S00095Saint Name in Source
ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Phoibammon_soldier_and_martyr_of_Assiut/13729330
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Epiphanios_anchorite_monk_and_abbot_of_the_Theban_monastery/13729360
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Ammonios_bishop_of_Sne_Latopolis_ascetic_of_the_mountain_of_Jeme/13729369
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Abraham_of_Sne_ascetic_of_the_mountain_of_Jeme/13729363
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Will Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Jeme SnePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Sne Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
