E02162: Coptic document of unknown Egyptian origin mentioning a presbyter of an institution dedicated to *Theodoros (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), datable to the 7th century.
'Apater, the least presbyter, son of the blessed Peter, the inhabitant of [place name, I am writing to the dikaion of the topos] of saint Theodore of Paouore, represented through you, […] name, of the same topos. I acknowledge … […] …'
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;210
History
Evidence ID
E02162
Saint Name
Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita : S00480
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
This fragmentary papyrus document belongs to the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.
Discussion
Whether the topos (place) mentioned here is a shrine or a monastery (or both, i.e. a monastery running a shrine), remains unclear. Theodore of Paouore could conceivably be a local saint of Paouore; but this is more likely to be a reference to a shrine of Theodore of Euchaita located in the village of Paouore.
Bibliography
Text and translation:
Till, W.C., Corpus Papyrorum Raineri IV (CPR IV): Die koptischen Rechtsurkunden der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, 1958), 184.
Mention:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 424.