E02373: Greek land lease, from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), mentioning an oratory dedicated to *Kollouthos (physician and martyr of Antinoopolis, S00641), datable to the 6th/7th century.
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posted on 2017-02-14, 00:00authored bygschenke
BGU 19 2814
In this document, the location of the property leased is described in relation to other properties and landmarks, such as an oratory dedicated to Kollouthos. Lines 5–6 read as follows:
Documentary texts - Lease or rental document
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Language
Greek
Evidence not before
500
Evidence not after
699
Activity not before
500
Activity not after
699
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Hermopolis
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
The fragmentary papyrus document, P. 21994, is housed at the papyrus collection in Berlin and has been dated on palaeographical grounds.
Discussion
For a canal named after Kollouthos, see E02375.
Bibliography
Text and translation:
Maehler, H., et al. Urkunden aus Hermupolis (Aegyptische Urkunden aus den Königlichen (later Staatlichen) Museen zu Berlin, Griechische Urkunden XIX; Munich, 2005), 120–122.