E02469: Coptic transcript of a court hearing, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentions a feast and service for Apa *Ananias (possibly S01224), datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-03-07, 00:00 authored by gschenkeBKU 1 73<br><br>In this text a wife accepts the punishment for her husband which seemingly consists of not being allowed to attend the service and feast for the saint Ananias, until the dues are paid.<br><br>Lines 5–10 read as follows:<br><br>ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϥⲃⲓ ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ ϣⲁϥⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲁ ⲡⲓ̣ ⲧ̣ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲟⲛ ϩ̣ⲣ̣ⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ <ⲧⲛ>ⲥⲱϣⲧ <ⲙ>ⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲗⲏⲗⲁ<br>ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϯ ⲛϣⲟϥⲧ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲁ<br><br>'His wife said: "He will be strong and bear these. He accepts mercy …?. Straight away, we stop (attending?) the feast and the service for Apa Ananias, until he gives a handful to Menas.'<br><br>(Text: A. Erman and W. E. Crum, trans. G. Schenke)<br><br>
History
Evidence ID
E02469Saint Name
Ananias, bishop in the Theban area : S01224Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
799Activity not before
600Activity not after
799Place 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
