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E02125: Greek list from the city of Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), presenting offerings to religious institutions, including ones dedicated to *Philoxenos (saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos, S00443), *Serenos/Sirenos (probably a martyr of Oxyrhynchos, S00134), and *Ioustos (presumably the soldier and martyr of Antinoopolis, S01172), datable to the 5th/6th century.

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P.Oxy. 67 4620:<br><br>† ἐπὶ τῆς θ ἰνδικ(τίωνος)<br>εἰς τὴν ἁγί(αν) προσφορ(ὰν)<br>τῆς μάμ̣μης<br>(ἀρτάβαι) υιϛ<br>5<br>εἰς τροφ(ὴν) τ̣ῶ̣ν χηρ(ῶν)<br>τῆς ἐκκλ̣(ησίας) Φοιβάμμ(ωνος)<br>(ἀρτάβης) �� / (ἀρτάβαι) ρπβ �� /<br>εἰς τὸν ἅγι(ον) Φιλόξενον<br>(ἀρτάβαι) ρ<br>10<br>εἰς τὸν ἅγι(ον) Σερῆνον<br>(ἀρτάβαι) ρ<br>εἰς τὸν ἅγι(ον) Ἰοῦστον<br>(ἀρτάβαι) κε<br>εἰς τὸ ξεν<ο>δοχ(εῖον) αὐ̣τοῦ̣<br>15<br>(ἀρτάβαι) κε<br>εἰς τὸ Ἄνω Καισάριον<br>(ἀρτάβαι) λ<br>εἰς τὸ Μέγα Ὄρος<br>(ἀρτάβαι) λ<br>20<br>εἰς τὸ μοναστήρ(ιον) Λευκαδίου<br>(ἀρτάβαι) κ<br>εἰς τὰ Ἄπα ιερακ̣ίονο̣ς<br>(ἀρτάβαι) ρ<br>εἰς τὸ μοναστήρ(ιον)<br>25<br>Ἄμα Ἰουλιανῆς<br>(ἀρτάβαι) ν<br>εἰς τὸ μοναστήρ(ιον)<br>Ἄμα Μαρίας<br>(ἀρτάβαι) ϛ<br>30<br>(γίνονται) (ἀρτάβαι) Απδ<br><br>'In the 9th indiction. <br>For the holy mass (?) for our (?) grandmother 416 artabas.<br>(5) <br>For the maintenance of the widows of the church of Phoibammon 1/2 artaba [per diem, making] 182 1/2 artabas [per annum].<br>For St Philoxenos 100 artabas.<br>(10) For St Serenos 100 artabas.<br>For St Ioustos 25 artabas.<br>For its guest-house <br>(15) 25 artabas.<br>For the Upper Caesareum 30 artabas.<br>For the Great Desert 30 artabas.<br>(20)<br>For the monastery of Leucadius 20 artabas.<br>For the house of (?) Apa Hieracio 100 artabas.<br>For the monastery of <br>(25) Ama Iouliana 50 artabas.<br>For the monastery of Ama Maria 6 artabas.<br>(30)<br>Total: 1084 artabas.'<br><br><br>Text and translation: J. David Thomas.<br><br>A full record of this document, complete with image is available at: <br>http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;67;4620

History

Evidence ID

E02125

Saint Name

Philoxenos : S00443 Sirenos, martyr of Alexandria : S00134 Ioustos, son of the emperor Numerian, soldier martyr at Antinoopolis, under Diocletian : S01172

Saint Name in Source

Φιλόξενος Σερῆνος Ἰοῦστος

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Language

  • Greek

Evidence not before

400

Evidence not after

599

Activity not before

400

Activity not after

599

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Oxyrhynchos

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Oxyrhynchos Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - unspecified

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Distribution of alms

Source

The papyrus P.Oxy. 67 4620 is located at Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms, A22/5. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.

Discussion

The payments are made not only to churches and shrines, but to monasteries and people as well. Noteworthy is the guest-house for the shrine of Ioustos for which the same amount as for the shrine itself is listed. A guest-house connected with a shrine would suggest a pilgrimage centre, probably connected with a healing shrine of Ioustos.

Bibliography

Edition: Thomas, J.D., "P.Oxy. 67 4620. Offerings to Religious Institutions," in: R.A. Coles (ed.), The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. LXVII (London, 2001), 250–253.

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