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E02446: Fragments of a Coptic Martyrdom of Apa *Herpaese and Julianos (S01242), of unknown Egyptian provenance, datable to the 7th century.
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Two papyrus leaves preserving pages 47–50 of a former codex contain the Martyrdom of Apa Herpaese and Julianos, both 4th century martyrs are otherwise entirely unknown. The two men are standing trial under the hegemon Arianos, suffering together and comforting each other.
The fragmentary text begins with Herpaese encouraging Julianos who has been brutally tortured and dismembered, when Gabriel descends to heal Julianos, restore him back to his former self, and encourage him to go on (Lines 14–40).
The bystanders are very impressed and praise the God of Apa Herpaeses and Julianos. As a result, Arianos is furious and orders both men to be locked up in the boiling furnace of the bath where the temple priests cleanse themselves. Christ himself then descends to keep them both safe from destruction, announcing their martyrdom to take place on the next day (Lines 86–113). He greets them both, but then addresses only Herpaese directly, laying out the parameters of Herpaese’s future cult, before greeting both of them farewell.
Lines 113–171 read as follows:
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲉⲣⲡⲁⲏⲥⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁ̣ⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛ̣ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ̣ⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲗⲏ̣ⲗ̣ ⲉϩⲣⲁ[] ⲉ̣ⲣ̣[ⲟ]̣ ϩⲙ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲕ]ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟⲥ ϩ̣ⲙ̣ [ⲡ]ⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏ̣[ⲣ]ϥ ⲁϫⲛ ⲇⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲧ̣ⲁⲍⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̣ⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̣ⲕⲕⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭ̣ⲟⲛⲧⲁ · ⲁⲕϥ̣ⲓ̣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥ⳨ⲟⲥ ⲁⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱ ·
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲣⲏ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉ̣ⲡ̣[ⲉⲕ]ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛ̣ϥ̣ⲱ̣ⲥ̣ⲕ̣ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲏ [ⲛ]ⲥⲉⲃⲉϭ̣ ⲡⲁⲙ̣[ⲁ] ⲉⲧ̣ⲟⲩⲁ̣ⲁⲃ [ⲙ]ⲡ̣ⲉϥⲉ̣ⲣⲏⲧ · [ⲏ] ⲛⲥⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ̣ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
‘A large crowd will believe in my name through you, my chosen one, Apa Herpaese, and I will grant them grace in my kingdom for your sake.
Anyone who will come to your shrine (topos) and will bring a present for you in my name, and will pray to me at your shrine with all their heart and without hesitation, I will grant them their wish, since you indeed are a virgin. You are an only son and you have left your father and your possessions behind. You have taken up your cross and have followed me.
And anyone who will swear an oath at your shrine and will delay to fulfil it, and who will rob my holy place of its wow, or will swear a false oath at your shrine, I will indeed take vengeance upon them swiftly, because you have given your heart to me from your childhood onwards, fighting for my church.’
(Text and German trans. H. Satzinger, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
Two papyrus leaves preserving pages 47–50 of a former codex contain the Martyrdom of Apa Herpaese and Julianos, both 4th century martyrs are otherwise entirely unknown. The two men are standing trial under the hegemon Arianos, suffering together and comforting each other.
The fragmentary text begins with Herpaese encouraging Julianos who has been brutally tortured and dismembered, when Gabriel descends to heal Julianos, restore him back to his former self, and encourage him to go on (Lines 14–40).
The bystanders are very impressed and praise the God of Apa Herpaeses and Julianos. As a result, Arianos is furious and orders both men to be locked up in the boiling furnace of the bath where the temple priests cleanse themselves. Christ himself then descends to keep them both safe from destruction, announcing their martyrdom to take place on the next day (Lines 86–113). He greets them both, but then addresses only Herpaese directly, laying out the parameters of Herpaese’s future cult, before greeting both of them farewell.
Lines 113–171 read as follows:
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲉⲣⲡⲁⲏⲥⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁ̣ⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛ̣ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ̣ⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲗⲏ̣ⲗ̣ ⲉϩⲣⲁ[] ⲉ̣ⲣ̣[ⲟ]̣ ϩⲙ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲕ]ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟⲥ ϩ̣ⲙ̣ [ⲡ]ⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏ̣[ⲣ]ϥ ⲁϫⲛ ⲇⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲧ̣ⲁⲍⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̣ⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̣ⲕⲕⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭ̣ⲟⲛⲧⲁ · ⲁⲕϥ̣ⲓ̣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥ⳨ⲟⲥ ⲁⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱ ·
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲣⲏ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉ̣ⲡ̣[ⲉⲕ]ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛ̣ϥ̣ⲱ̣ⲥ̣ⲕ̣ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲏ [ⲛ]ⲥⲉⲃⲉϭ̣ ⲡⲁⲙ̣[ⲁ] ⲉⲧ̣ⲟⲩⲁ̣ⲁⲃ [ⲙ]ⲡ̣ⲉϥⲉ̣ⲣⲏⲧ · [ⲏ] ⲛⲥⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ̣ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
‘A large crowd will believe in my name through you, my chosen one, Apa Herpaese, and I will grant them grace in my kingdom for your sake.
Anyone who will come to your shrine (topos) and will bring a present for you in my name, and will pray to me at your shrine with all their heart and without hesitation, I will grant them their wish, since you indeed are a virgin. You are an only son and you have left your father and your possessions behind. You have taken up your cross and have followed me.
And anyone who will swear an oath at your shrine and will delay to fulfil it, and who will rob my holy place of its wow, or will swear a false oath at your shrine, I will indeed take vengeance upon them swiftly, because you have given your heart to me from your childhood onwards, fighting for my church.’
(Text and German trans. H. Satzinger, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E02446Saint Name
Herpaeses and Julianos, martyrs under Arianos : S01242 Herpaeses and Julianos, martyrs under Arianos : S01242Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲉⲣⲡⲁⲏⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus codexLanguage
- Coptic
