E02158: Coptic will from the area of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), mentioning among other beneficiaries 'the altar of *Herouodj' (martyr probably of Hermopolis, S01187), datable to the 7th century.

CPR 4 177 (SB Kopt. 4 1808):

The will is made by a deacon named Basile from Hermopolis in which he indicates who is and who is not to benefit from his property and who is to pay for his various debts listed. The document includes the following lines:

CPR 4 177, 11–13

ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲓⲕ[ⲉ]ⲗⲉⲩⲉ
[ -ca.?- ϫⲉ ⲡⲑⲩⲥⲓ]ⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ̣ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟϫ ϩⲓⲧⲛ
[ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕ]ⲩⲣⲓⲕ[ⲟⲥ] ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲣϫⲟ̣ⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟ[ⲩ]ⲟ

'I wish and I command [… that the] holy altar of saint Herouodj, represented through [Apa] Kyrikos, at any time be in charge of six artabas of wheat … '


CPR 4 177, 17–12:

[  ̣  ̣  ̣ ϣ]ⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩ̣-
ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁ[ⲩⲥ]ⲓⲥ [ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ] ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲉ[ⲃ]ⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟ̣ⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̣
ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛ̣ϩ̣ⲁ[- ca.7 -]ⲟ̣  ̣ⲧ̣

'… eternally for a repose [of my soul] and a forgiving of my sins on the day of the [saints …?] …'


Text and German translation: W.C. Till. English translation: G. Schenke.

A full record of this document complete with image can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;177