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E01143: Coptic donation document addressing the dikaion of the topos of *Markos (presumably Mark, the Evangelist,S00293) located in the south of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), datable to the 7th-8th c.
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posted on 2016-02-23, 00:00 authored by gschenkeCPR 4 32:
The widow Mariam of a shepherd from Hermopolis authorises this donation document to the monastery or shrine (topos) of Markos located in the south of Hermopolis. Neither the object of the donation nor a reason for donation are preserved.
CPR 4 32, line 3–5:
[ -ca.?- ⲡ]ϣⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ[ⲉ] ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ [ⲉ]ⲓ̣ⲥ̣ϩ̣ⲁ̣ ⲛⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ[- ca.6 -]
[ -ca.?- ]ⲧ[ⲟⲡⲟⲥ] ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ [ⲡⲉⲧ]ϩⲛ ⲡⲥⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
5 [ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ -ca.?- ] ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̣ ⲛⲧⲛ̣ ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ ̣ ̣ⲙⲁ̣ⲣⲟ̣ⲩ̣ ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲉⲓ̣ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
[ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ -ca.?-]
'… the shepherd, inhabitant of Hermopolis. I am writing to the […] dikaion of [the topos?] of saint Markos, located in the south of this [same] city, represented through NN, the oikonomos of the [same] topos.'
On the other side of the papyrus (verso), information on the type of the legal document is given:
+ ⲧ̣ⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲙⲁ̣ⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥ vac. ? ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓ[ⲙⲉ -ca.?- ]
vac. ? ⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
'The gift of Mariam, the one who was a wife [to NN], the shepherd, concerning [type of gift/donation specified] …'
A full record of the text is available at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;32
The widow Mariam of a shepherd from Hermopolis authorises this donation document to the monastery or shrine (topos) of Markos located in the south of Hermopolis. Neither the object of the donation nor a reason for donation are preserved.
CPR 4 32, line 3–5:
[ -ca.?- ⲡ]ϣⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ[ⲉ] ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ [ⲉ]ⲓ̣ⲥ̣ϩ̣ⲁ̣ ⲛⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ[- ca.6 -]
[ -ca.?- ]ⲧ[ⲟⲡⲟⲥ] ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ [ⲡⲉⲧ]ϩⲛ ⲡⲥⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
5 [ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ -ca.?- ] ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̣ ⲛⲧⲛ̣ ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ ̣ ̣ⲙⲁ̣ⲣⲟ̣ⲩ̣ ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲉⲓ̣ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
[ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ -ca.?-]
'… the shepherd, inhabitant of Hermopolis. I am writing to the […] dikaion of [the topos?] of saint Markos, located in the south of this [same] city, represented through NN, the oikonomos of the [same] topos.'
On the other side of the papyrus (verso), information on the type of the legal document is given:
+ ⲧ̣ⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲙⲁ̣ⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥ vac. ? ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓ[ⲙⲉ -ca.?- ]
vac. ? ⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
'The gift of Mariam, the one who was a wife [to NN], the shepherd, concerning [type of gift/donation specified] …'
A full record of the text is available at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;32
History
Evidence ID
E01143Saint Name
Mark the Evangelist : S00293Saint Name in Source
ⲫⲁⲅⲓ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
799Activity not before
600Activity not after
799Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HermopolisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
