E04033: Coptic will of Tsible, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), concerned with offering to be made after her death is signed by many witnesses who have used a lector of the church of *Kyriakos (presumably the child martyr of Tarsus, S00007) to act as their scribe; dated 18 August 729 or 744.
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The document is concerned with post mortem offerings to be made for Tsible by her husband. Tsible, very ill, determines that her husband should sell some of her property to be able to pay for these offerings. The document is signed by several witnesses who have made use of a lector of the church of Apa Kyriakos to act as their scribe.
Lines 83–85 read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑ̣ⲉⲱⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ +
‘I, Theopistos, the lector of Apa Kyriakos, I have written for them, since they do not know how to write.’
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
The document is concerned with post mortem offerings to be made for Tsible by her husband. Tsible, very ill, determines that her husband should sell some of her property to be able to pay for these offerings. The document is signed by several witnesses who have made use of a lector of the church of Apa Kyriakos to act as their scribe.
Lines 83–85 read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑ̣ⲉⲱⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ +
‘I, Theopistos, the lector of Apa Kyriakos, I have written for them, since they do not know how to write.’
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04033Saint Name
Kyrikos/Cyricus, child martyr of Tarsus (son of *Ioulitta/Julitta) : S00007Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - WillLanguage
- Coptic
