E01252: Coptic funerary inscription, probably from Bawit, with a long invocation to a large number of saints including the Archangels *Michael (S00181) and *Gabriel (S00192),*Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), the Apostles (S00084), the martyrs *Viktor (son of Romanos, S00749), *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), and *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073), and *Pamoun (S00775), as well as a long list of monastic figures that includes Apa *Apollo (founder of the monastery at Bawit, 4th century, S00160), Apa *Anoup, and Apa *Phib (S00774), of unknown date, presumably 6th/9th century and most likely from Bawit (Middle Egypt).

KSB 1 793

+ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁ-
ⲣⲓⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲩⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲏⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ-
ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲍⲱⲏ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏ-
ⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟ-
ⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙ-
ⲏⲛⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛ-
ⲓϭⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲟ-
ϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲃ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲙⲱⲛ + ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ
ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲉ ⲡⲣⲙ ⲧⲉⲙϫⲓⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥ-
ⲟⲩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲣⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ +
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁ-
ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ
ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ . . . ⲛⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲓⲕϩ
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲑ

'Father, Son, (and) Holy Spirit. Our father Michael and Gabriel, our mother Mary, the twenty-four Elders, our father Adam, our mother Zoe with all their children, the just, our fathers the apostles, our fathers the martyrs, Apa Biktor, Apa Phoibamon, Apa George, Apa Mena, Apa Pamoun and his brothers, Apa Anige, Apa Biktor and his brothers, our fathers the great men, Apa Apollo, Apa Anoup, Apa Phib, Apa Patermoute, Apa Prou, Apa Pamoun, Apa Eutemon, (and) all the saints who have fulfilled the will of God, remember my father Apa Serene, the man of Temjir! He has gone to rest on day 3 of the month Mesore in peace. Amen. And remember my brother Anoute! He has gone to rest on day 20 of the month Pharmouthi. Papa John … God, watch over Papa Apollo, his son! Amen.”

Translation: G. Schenke.