E00741: Greek list from the city of Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), presenting festal payments expected from various churches and shrines, most of them dedicated to saints, including *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), *Ioustos/Justus (soldier and martyr of Antinoopolis, S01172), *John the Baptist (S00020), *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073), *Thekla (follower of Apostle Paul, S00092), *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Neilos (ascetic of Sinai, S00405), *Viktor (son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr, S00749), possibly *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192), *Philoxenos (saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos, S00443), and *Ioulianos/Julianus (probably the martyr of Cilicia, S00305), datable to the 5th c.
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posted on 2015-09-25, 00:00 authored by dlambertP.Oxy. 67 4617:<br><br>In this list of festal payments, the name of the institution is followed by amounts of money.<br><br><br> † γνῶσ(ις) ἑορτικ(ῶν) οὕ(τως)<br> χρεω̣[ -ca.?- ]<br> / ἐκκλ(ησία) νοτίν(η) (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> ἐκκλ(ησία) Μαρτυρίου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br>5 ἐκκλ(ησία) Παρὰ Ποταμ(ὸν) (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Στεφάνου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰούστου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰωάννου Βαπ̣τ̣(ιστοῦ) (δηναρίων) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Μηνᾶ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br>10 τῆς ἁγί(ας) Θέκλας [ -ca.?- ]<br> τῆς ἁγί(ας) Εὐφήμιας (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Νίλου [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) (δηναρίων) [ -ca.?- ]<br> μον(αστήριον) Λ[α]μάσωνος (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br>15 τῆς ἁγί(ας) Μ[ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Γαβ̣[ριὴλ -ca.?- ] <br><br>17 [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]<br> τ[οῦ ἁγ]ί(ου) Φιλ̣ο̣ξ̣έ̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br> τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰο̣υ̣λι̣α̣νοῦ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]<br>20 [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣[ -ca.?- ]<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br><br>"List of festal payments as follows:<br> still outstanding (?):<br>South Church (den. myr.) […<br>Church of Martyrios (den. myr.) […<br>(5) Church by the River (den. myr.) […<br>St Stephanos (den. myr.) […<br>St Ioustos (den. myr.) […<br>St John the Baptist (den.) […<br>St Menas (den. myr.) […<br>(10) St Thekla […<br>St Euphemia (den. myr.) […<br>St Neilos […<br>St Viktor (den.) […<br>Monastery of Lamason (den. myr.) […<br>(15) St Mary (?) […<br>St Gabriel […<br>. . . . . <br>St Philoxenos (den. myr.) […<br>St Ioulianos (den. myr.) […<br>. . . . . "<br><br>(Text and trans.: G. Schmelz/ed. R. A. Coles)<br><br>The full text with image is available online at:<br><br>http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;67;4617/
History
Evidence ID
E00741Saint Name
Gabriel, the Archangel : S00192 Euphemia, martyr in Chalcedon, ob. 303 : S00017 John the Baptist : S00020 Menas, soldier and martyr Abu Mena : S00073 Philoxenos : S00443 Julian, martyr in Cilicia, ob. c. 303-311 : S00305 Stephen, the First MartSaint Name in Source
Γαβ[ριήλ] Εὐφήμια Ἰωάννης Μηνᾶς Φιλόξενος Ἰουλιανός Στέφανος Θέκλα Νῖλος Ἰούστος Β[ίκ]τωρ Μ[αρία]Related Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/John_the_Baptist/13729156
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Stephen_the_First_Martyr/13729177
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Euphemia_martyr_of_Chalcedon/13729147
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Ioustos_soldier_and_martyr_of_Antinoopolis/13732282
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Neilos_ascetic_of_Sinai_ob_c_430/13730239
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Menas_soldier_and_martyr_buried_at_Abu_Mena/13729309
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Ioulianos_martyr_of_Cilicia/13729957
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Thekla_follower_of_the_Apostle_Paul/13729357
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Viktor_son_of_Romanos_martyr_of_Egypt_and_companion_martyrs/13731070
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Mary_Mother_of_Christ/13729186
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Philoxenos_saint_with_cult_at_Oxyrhynchos/13730335
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Gabriel_the_Archangel/13729645
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - ListLanguage
- Greek


