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E02468: Coptic work contract, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentioning a feast of Apa *Papnoute (S00882), datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-03-07, 00:00 authored by gschenkeBKU 1 45
A man named Komos is hiring Kosma for the harvest, right up until the feast of Apa Papnoute, and is laying out the wages his worker will receive.
Lines 1–9 read as follows:
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
ⲕⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁ
ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ-
ⲇⲏ ⲁⲑⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ϯⲣ[ⲟⲙ]-
ⲡⲉ ⲅ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡ(ⲟⲥ) ⲇ ⲉⲧⲣ̣[ⲉⲕ]-
ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁ ⲁϫⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫ[ⲣⲟ]-
ⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ <ⲡⲁ>ⲡⲛⲟ[ⲩⲧⲉ]
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲓ̣[ⲕⲉ]
ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛⲣⲧⲟⲃ ⲛⲥⲟ[ⲩⲟ ⲙⲛ]
'I am Komos who writes to Kosma. Since I have hired you in year three at the fourth (?) harvest, to cause you to work for me without neglect until the feast of Apa Papnoute, and to cause me in turn to give you your wages, which is 15 artabas of wheat [and] …'
(Text: A. Erman and W. E. Crum, trans. G. Schenke)
A man named Komos is hiring Kosma for the harvest, right up until the feast of Apa Papnoute, and is laying out the wages his worker will receive.
Lines 1–9 read as follows:
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
ⲕⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁ
ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ-
ⲇⲏ ⲁⲑⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ϯⲣ[ⲟⲙ]-
ⲡⲉ ⲅ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡ(ⲟⲥ) ⲇ ⲉⲧⲣ̣[ⲉⲕ]-
ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁ ⲁϫⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫ[ⲣⲟ]-
ⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ <ⲡⲁ>ⲡⲛⲟ[ⲩⲧⲉ]
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲓ̣[ⲕⲉ]
ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛⲣⲧⲟⲃ ⲛⲥⲟ[ⲩⲟ ⲙⲛ]
'I am Komos who writes to Kosma. Since I have hired you in year three at the fourth (?) harvest, to cause you to work for me without neglect until the feast of Apa Papnoute, and to cause me in turn to give you your wages, which is 15 artabas of wheat [and] …'
(Text: A. Erman and W. E. Crum, trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E02468Saint Name
Paphnoutios (unspecified) : S00882Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ <ⲡⲁ>ⲡⲛⲟ[ⲩⲧⲉ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
JemePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
