E02165: Greek record of payments for building materials, such as sand and marble, from the region of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), mentioning among public baths and a fountain, an institution dedicated to *Kosmas and Damianos (brothers, physicians martyrs of Syria, S00385); datable to the 6th/ 7th century.
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
The papyrus P.Vindob. G 25919 belongs to the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document has been dated on palaeographical grounds.
Discussion
Whether this was a church or a monastery dedicated to the saints remains unclear.
Bibliography
Edition:
Diethart, J.M., Corpus Papyrorum Raineri vol. 9, Griechische Texte 6 (Vienna, 1984), 88–90.
Mention:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 424.