E02219: Greek list of taxpayers from the village of Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning an oratory of Apa *Herrmauos (S01188); datable to the 6th century.
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This list of taxpayers from the village of Aphrodito belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
Col. 6v, line 5:
εὐκτ(ήριον) ἄπα Ἑρ̣μ̣α(υ)ῶτος νό(μισμα)
'Oratory of Apa Herrmauos, solidus …'
Text: J. Maspero. Translation: G. Schenke.
A complete record of the text, as well as images, can be found at:
Documentary texts - List
Documentary texts - Fiscal document
Language
Greek
Evidence not before
500
Evidence not after
599
Activity not before
500
Activity not after
599
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Aphrodito
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Aphrodito
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
The papyrus document JE45194 belongs to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and has been dated on palaeographical grounds.
Discussion
This oratory is listed a few lines after the institution dedicated to Apa Herouonchios, see E02211.
The same saint in mentioned in E02220, E02221, and E02222.
Bibliography
Edition:
Maspero, J., Papyrus grecs d'époque byzantine, Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire III (Cairo, 1916).
Mention:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 81–82.