E04024: Coptic agreement from Jeme (Upper Egypt) settling a dispute over inheritance, mentioning an oath being sworn at the church of the martyr Abba *Kyriakos (presumably the child martyr of Tarsus, S00007) at castron Jeme; dated most likely to the year 724.

P.KRU 37:

In this document from Jeme, a dispute over inheritance is settled after an oath was sworn by one of the parties involved, serving as proof of sincerity. The oath was sworn in the presence of local officials and the archpriest in the church/shrine of the martyr Kyriakos, possibly the child martyr, as the ultimate symbol of innocence.

Lines 13–20 read as follows:

ⲁⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲗⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲧⲓⲙⲓⲱⲧ(ⲁⲧⲟⲥ) ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲗⲁϣ(ⲛⲏⲩ) ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲗⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ
ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲩⲗⲉ(ⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ) ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉⲓⲍⲟ(ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) . . . . ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ
ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ[ⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲣ]ⲉⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ

'I approached you with the most honourable village headmen (lashane) Athanasios and Biktor inside (the church/shrine of) the prize bearing martyr Abba Kyriakos of this same castron Jeme, while the God loving archpriest Apa Biktor and the headman NN were present with them. On that day, you assured me with the oath inside (the church/shrine of) saint Kyriakos.'

(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)