E02160: Coptic document of unknown Egyptian provenance mentioning an organisation dedicated to *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), datable to the 7th/8th century.

CPR 4 195, line 2–5 (at the start of the text):

† ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ [ -ca.?- ]
ⲙ̣ⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣ϥ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉ̣ⲣⲅⲟⲣⲉ [ⲡⲇ]ⲓ̣ⲁⲧ̣ⲟⲭⲟⲥ
ⲙⲛ ⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲉ̣ⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲫ̣ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲟ̣ⲡⲟⲛ̣ⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲓⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣

'The dikaion of the charity (philopneion) of the archangel Michael […] at the house for the bishop, represented through you, Apa George, the diadochos, and Ammone, the archigeron, and the rest of the charitable labourers of the same charity, we are writing to the heirs … '

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

A full record of this document can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;195