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E02151: Greek papyrus from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt) with the beginning of a lease involving a church of Mary, presumably *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), as the lessor to a female lessee, dated 17 October 516.

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posted on 2016-12-19, 00:00 authored by gschenke
P.Oxy. 71 4833:

† ὑπατείας Φλα̣[ουΐου Πέτρ]ου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου,
Φ[αῶ]φ̣ι̣ κ̣, ἰνδι(κτίωνος) ι.
τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἐκκλησίᾳ καλουμένῃ̣
τῆς ἁγίας Μαρίας τῇ διακιμένῃ
5
κατὰ ταύτην τὴν Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν π̣όλ[ι]ν
διὰ σοῦ τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου Καλάμω̣ν̣ος
πρεσβυτέρου καὶ οἰκονόμου τοῦ αὐ[το]ῦ
τόπου Α̣ὐ̣ρηλία Σοφία θυγάτηρ Πραοῦ[τ]ο̣ς̣
μητ̣ρὸς Ἡ̣ραείδος κατ̣α̣μ̣ένουσα ἐνταῦ̣θ̣[α]
……………
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'In the consulship of Flavius Petrus, vir clarissimus, Phaophi 20, indiction 10.
To the holy church called of St Mary, situated at this city of the Oxyrhynchites, through you the most pious Kalamon, priest and steward (oikonomos) of the same topos, Aurelia Sophia daughter of Praus, mother Herais, resident here in …’

Text and translation: R. Hatzilambrou

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History

Evidence ID

E02151

Saint Name

Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033

Saint Name in Source

Μαρία

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Lease or rental document

Language

  • Greek

Evidence not before

516

Evidence not after

516

Activity not before

516

Activity not after

516

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 - independent (church)

Source

This document, 63 6B.67/C(1–3)d, found at Oxyrhynchos is located in the Sackler Library at Oxford.

Discussion

The church mentioned here was probably dedicated to the Virgin Mary rather than to a saint of the same name.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Hatzilambrou, R., "4833. Top of a Lease," in: R. Hatzilambrou, P.J. Parsons, and J. Chapa (eds.), The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Volume 71 (London, 2007), 139–140.

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