E02169: Greek list of Erica wood purchases from Buto in the area of Memphis (Middle Egypt), mentioning a monastery of *Serenos/Sirenos (possibly a martyr of Oxyrhynchos, S00134), presumably a church of Apa *Apollo (possibly the founder of the monastery at Bawit, S00160), and of of *Paul (possibly the Apostle, S00008), datable to the 7th century.

CPR 14 52, lines 21–32

The document consists of three different texts written by different hands. Two of these texts are letters, while one is a list of suppliers of Erica wood sold to an estate for payments in wheat. Besides various individuals, three of these suppliers of wood are presumably churches, while one is a monastery. The text runs as follows:

(hand 3) † σὺν θ(εῷ) γνῶσι(ς) ξύλ(ων) ἐρικ(ίνων) ἀγορασθ(έντων) π(αρὰ) διαφόρ(ων)
γεωργ(ῶν) Βουτὼ εἰ(ς) λόγ[ο]ν τοῦ ἐνδοξ(οτάτου) γ(εού)χ(ου) τοῦ   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣δ  ̣[  ̣  ̣]ου μη(νὶ) Τῦβι ιε ἰν[δ(ικτίονος)]
οὕτως
π(αρὰ) Πκαροῦς Εὐδαίμονος ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) [ -ca.?- ]  ̣
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π(αρὰ) Ἰωαννης Ἀνίτου ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) ε
π(αρὰ) τῶν παιδ(ίων) Ἰωάννου Τιβίου ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) δ
π(αρὰ) Ἀκωολ Ψυγίου (καὶ) κοιν(  ) ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) δ 𐅵
π(αρὰ) Ἀνοῦφ πρεσβ(υτέρου) Ἀνδρέου ἐρικ(  ) β εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) κβ
π(αρὰ) τοῦ ἁγίου ἄπα Ἀπολλ  ̣  ̣ ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) γ
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π(αρὰ) τοῦ ἁγίου Παύλου ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) γ
π(αρὰ) τοῦ μοναστηρίου τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Σερίνου ἐρικ(  ) α εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) ε
παρὰ τοῦ ἁγίου Παλο  ̣  ̣ ἐρικ(  ) [α] εἰ(ς) σί(του) (ἀρτάβας) γ

'With God. List of Erica wood bought from different farmers of Bouto for the account of the glorious landlord, the … […] month of Tybi of the 15th indiction, as follows:
From Pkarous, son of Eudaimon: 1 Erica for […] artabas of wheat.
From John Anitos, presbyter: 1 Erica for 5 artabas of wheat.
From the children of John Tibios: 1 Erica for 4 artabas of wheat.
From Akaol Psugius and co-operative (?): 1 Erica for 4 1/2 artabas of wheat.
From Anouph, presbyter, son of Andrew: 2 Erica for 22 artabas of wheat.
From saint Apa Apollo: 1 Erica for 3 artabas of wheat.
From saint Paul: 1 Erica for 3 artabas of wheat.
From the monastery of saint Serenos: 1 Erica for 5 artabas of wheat.
From saint Pal…: 1 Erica for 3 artabas of wheat.'


Text and translation: G. Fantoni, lightly modified.

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