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E02470: Coptic acknowledgement of debt addressed to monks of the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), most likely the one on the mountain of Jeme (Upper Egypt), datable to the beginning of the 7th century.

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posted on 2017-03-07, 00:00 authored by gschenke

BKU 1 78

In this acknowledgement of a debt, addressed to monks of the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, most likely the monastery of the healing saint on the mountain of Jeme, a man named Pataph from Patoubasten, in the Theban area, acknowledges his debt of one gold solidus to the brethren of the monastery of Apa Phoibammon.

Lines 3–7 read as follows:

ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲓⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲗⲟⲕ(ⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ) ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ

'… I am writing to my brethren of the monastery (topos) of Apa Phoibammon. I am owing you a gold solidus, which you have given us for our needs. …'

(Text: W. E. Crum, trans. G. Schenke)

History

Evidence ID

E02470

Saint Name

Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut (ob. c. 304) : S00080

Saint Name in Source

ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ

Related Saint Records

https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Phoibammon_soldier_and_martyr_of_Assiut/13729330

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd

Language

Coptic

Evidence not before

600

Evidence not after

640

Activity not before

600

Activity not after

640

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Thebes

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Thebes Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - monastic

Source

The limestone ostracon was bought in Thebes and is now housed in the papyrus collection in Berlin, P.Berol. inv. 906. The text has been dated on palaeographical grounds.