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E01856: Coptic fragment with the end of a Martyrdom of *Ignatios (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, S00649), giving his feast day as 25 June; composed most likely during the 5th–7th century.
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posted on 2016-09-15, 00:00 authored by gschenkeK 07587
This fragment contains the end of the Martyrdom of Ignatios. It cites from a letter of condolence most likely on the occasion of his death, and describes the letters of Ignatios as having been collected and copied by the scribe for the benefit of those who read them. The text records the feast day of Ignatios of Antioch as the 1st of Epeiph (25 June).
ⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲑⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟ[ⲥ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲏ
‘The remembrance day of the contest of the noble martyr and bishop Ignatios, the pious, is the first day of the month Epeiph according to the Egyptians.’
Transcription from online image, and translation: Gesa Schenke.
This fragment contains the end of the Martyrdom of Ignatios. It cites from a letter of condolence most likely on the occasion of his death, and describes the letters of Ignatios as having been collected and copied by the scribe for the benefit of those who read them. The text records the feast day of Ignatios of Antioch as the 1st of Epeiph (25 June).
ⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲑⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟ[ⲥ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲏ
‘The remembrance day of the contest of the noble martyr and bishop Ignatios, the pious, is the first day of the month Epeiph according to the Egyptians.’
Transcription from online image, and translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01856Saint Name
Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, martyred in Rome ob. 98/117 : S00649Saint Name in Source
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