E01739: Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah (S00667) on the mountain, presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), listing a papyrus manuscript containing the Martyrdom of Apa *Leontios (martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216), datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2016-07-16, 00:00 authored by gschenkeKSB 1.12
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia (E01733, E01737, E01738, $E01740), Lives (E01732, E01733, E01734, E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms (E01731, E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In lines 91–92 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣ(ⲓⲟⲛ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣ(ⲅⲓⲟⲥ)
'The Martyrdom of Apa Leontios and others, papyrus (χάρτης), new (καινούργιος).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia (E01733, E01737, E01738, $E01740), Lives (E01732, E01733, E01734, E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms (E01731, E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In lines 91–92 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣ(ⲓⲟⲛ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣ(ⲅⲓⲟⲥ)
'The Martyrdom of Apa Leontios and others, papyrus (χάρτης), new (καινούργιος).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01739Saint Name
Elijah (unspecified) : S00667 Leontios, martyr in Tripolis (Syria), ob. c. 303-312 : S00216Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ Apa LeontiosRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - ListLanguage
- Coptic
