E02153: Coptic land lease contract from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), addressed to the juridical body (dikaion) of a monastery of *Theodore (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), from which the field is leased, datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2016-12-21, 00:00 authored by BryanCPR 4 117:
A deacon from Hermopolis (Schmun) addresses the monastery of Theodore represented through another deacon fixing the lease of a field and its terms for the duration of three years.
Line 6:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡ]ⲇⲓⲕ[ⲁ]ⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣ[ⲟⲥ ?
'… I am writing to the] dikaion of my lord, the saint Theodore …'
Text and German translation: W.C. Till. English translation: G. Schenke.
A deacon from Hermopolis (Schmun) addresses the monastery of Theodore represented through another deacon fixing the lease of a field and its terms for the duration of three years.
Line 6:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡ]ⲇⲓⲕ[ⲁ]ⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣ[ⲟⲥ ?
'… I am writing to the] dikaion of my lord, the saint Theodore …'
Text and German translation: W.C. Till. English translation: G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E02153Saint Name
Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita : S00480Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Lease or rental documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HermopolisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
