E01247: Coptic funerary inscription on marble from the necropolis of the monastery of Apa Jeremias at Saqqara (Lower Egypt) with an invocation to the typical group of saints celebrated at Saqqara: *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192), *Adam (S00772), Apa *Jeremias, Apa *Enoch, and Ama *Sibylla (S00773), datable to the 8th/9th c.
'Father, Son, (and) Holy Spirit. Saint Michael, Saint Mary, Apa Gabriel, our father Adam, Apa Jeremias, Apa Enoch, (and) Ama Sibylla! Our brother Papa Anoup, the shoemaker, has gone to rest on day 18 of the month Tybi in peace. Amen.'
Translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01247
Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033
Gabriel, the Archangel : S00192
Adam and Zoe/Eve : S00772
Jeremias, Enoch, and Sibylla : S00773