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E02364: Coptic acknowledgement of debt, from Herakleopolis/Hnes (Middle Egypt), mentioning a church of *John (presumably either the Baptist, S00020, or the Apostle and Evangelist; S00042), dated to the year 783/784.
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posted on 2017-02-10, 00:00 authored by BryanBKU 3 364
In this document, a man from Herakleopolis acknowledges his debt of two gold coins to a cleric of a church of John. The debt is to be paid back in kind after the following harvest.
Lines 3–4 read as follows:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲡⲁ [+ 5 ⲡ]ⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫ[ⲉ
'… I am writing to Apa […], the one of the church of saint John.'
(Text and German trans.: H. Satzinger, Engl. trans.: G. Schenke)
In this document, a man from Herakleopolis acknowledges his debt of two gold coins to a cleric of a church of John. The debt is to be paid back in kind after the following harvest.
Lines 3–4 read as follows:
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲡⲁ [+ 5 ⲡ]ⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫ[ⲉ
'… I am writing to Apa […], the one of the church of saint John.'
(Text and German trans.: H. Satzinger, Engl. trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E02364Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020 John, the Apostle and Evangelist : S00042Saint Name in Source
ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
