E01715: Coptic Encomion on *Viktor (son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr, S00749), preserving a vision of the saint on a cloud, as well as the end of his martyrdom and the building of his many shrines in which healing miracles were taking place when his name was invoked; written most likely in the 6th/7th century.

K 09446, p. 135/136: <br><br>This fragment preserves the story of young Viktor’s birthday party at which his mother gave him a garment that aroused the emperor Diocletian’s envy.<br><br>K 09447, p. 139/140:<br><br>The saint appears to Diocletian and his entourage on a shining cloud rebuking them and urging them to turn to God, before disappearing into heaven. <br><br>The text of these fragments shows similarities to <a href="https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/_/13811360">E01851</a>.<br><br>K 09448, p. 141/142:<br><br>This fragment preserves a short account of the saint’s trial in Alexandria, his subsequent martyrdom elsewhere in Egypt, and the building of shrines in which one would invoke his name to receive healing.<br><br>ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲟⲩⲝ · ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲛⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ : ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ · ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛ · ⲁϥϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ :·· <br><br>‘And immediately, they brought him to Alexandria. He was handed over to the dux. He (the dux) inflicted many tortures on him; (yet) he did not sacrifice. Afterwards, he sent him south into Egypt. He completed his contest and received the imperishable crown through Jesus Christ.’<br><br>ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ [ⲛⲉⲩ]ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ : ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ :··<br><br>‘In this way, [they were] building him a multitude of shrines in each (area of the) country and invoking his holy name in them. And it (the holy name) became healing to anyone who would invoke him.’<br><br>Text: W. C. Till, KHML I, 51. Translation: G. Schenke.