E01840: Coptic fragment with the beginning of the Martyrdom of *Ignatios Theophoros (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, S00649), giving his feast day as 1 July; composed most likely during the 5th–7th century.

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The short fragment starts with Ignatios of Antioch being taken to Rome where he is being watched by ten imperial guards whose individual names are listed. It gives the date of his martyrdom in Rome as the 7th of Epeiph (1 July).

ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ·
ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·
ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ · ϩⲓ ⲧⲣⲁⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ·

‘The martyrdom of saint Ignatios, the God-bearer’ – which means the one who pours forth God – he who was archbishop at Antioch after the appointment of the Apostles. He fulfilled his martyrdom in Rome on the 7th day of Epeiph under the emperor Trajan.’


Transcript made from online image and translated Gesa Schenke.