E02229: Fragment of a Greek fiscal register, from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning an institution dedicated to Mary, possibly *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), datable to the beginning of the 8th century

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posted on 2017-01-06, 00:00 authored by gschenke

CPR 22 59

Line 3 of this register reads:

[ -ca.?- ] ἄ̣νθ(ρωποι) ἁγί(ας) Μαρί(ας) (καὶ) μον(αστήρια) [ -ca.?- ]

'[…] people of saint Mary and monasteries […]'

(Text and Italian trans.: F. Morelli, Engl.: G. Schenke)

A complete record of the text, with images, can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;22;59

History

Evidence ID

E02229

Saint Name

Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033

Saint Name in Source

Μαρί(α)

Related Saint Records

https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Mary_Mother_of_Christ/13729186

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Fiscal document Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Language

Greek

Evidence not before

700

Evidence not after

725

Activity not before

700

Activity not after

725

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 P.Vindob. G 60439 is housed at the papyrus collection in Vienna and has been dated on palaeographical grounds.

Bibliography

Edition: Morelli, F., Documenti greci per la fiscalità e la amministrazione dell'Egitto arabo, Corpus Papyrorum Raineri vol. XXII, Griechische Texte XV (Vienna, 2001), 275–276.