E04083: Coptic inscription on a wooden bar from a grave near Samalut (Middle Egypt) invoking Apa *Apollo (S00160) to watch over a deceased abbot of the monastery, presumably that of Apa Apollo at Bawit (Middle Egypt), datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-09-27, 00:00 authored by gschenkeKSB 1 419
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‘Our father Apa Apollo, protect Apa Daniel, the father/abbot of the monastery (topos). Amen.’
(Text: M. Hasitzka; trans.: G. Schenke)
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‘Our father Apa Apollo, protect Apa Daniel, the father/abbot of the monastery (topos). Amen.’
(Text: M. Hasitzka; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04083Saint Name
Apa Apollo (founder of the monastery at Bawit, 4th century ) : S00160Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Coptic
