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E02438: Coptic letter, from the monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mentioning an oath sworn to *John (presumably either the Baptist, S00020, or the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042), datable to the end of the 6th/beginning of the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-03-03, 00:00 authored by BryanP.Mon.Epiph. 162
In this letter from an archdeacon named Joseph to Apa Epiphanius, 'the prophet and anchorite', Joseph explains that he cannot come to visit, because he is terribly ill and bedridden. He hopes that Apa Epiphanius, his addressee, will pray for him.
Lines 13 reads as follows:
ⲉⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϣⲙⲙⲟ
'I was swearing by saint John, that I am unable to go abroad.'
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum, slightly modified)
In this letter from an archdeacon named Joseph to Apa Epiphanius, 'the prophet and anchorite', Joseph explains that he cannot come to visit, because he is terribly ill and bedridden. He hopes that Apa Epiphanius, his addressee, will pray for him.
Lines 13 reads as follows:
ⲉⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϣⲙⲙⲟ
'I was swearing by saint John, that I am unable to go abroad.'
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum, slightly modified)
History
Evidence ID
E02438Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020 John, Apostle and Evangelist : S00042Saint Name in Source
ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
