E04097: Greek documents from the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit (Middle Egypt), mentioning or referring to the monastery/topos of *Apollo (founder of the monastery, S00160); datable to the 6th/8th century.

P.Mon. Apollo 27

This papyrus document contains a list of individuals and institutions listing amounts of rent payments (pactum) expected or received.
Line 11 shows the following entry:

δ(ιά) μοναστηρ(ίου) ἀβ(βᾶ) Ἀπολλως

'Through the monastery of Abba Apollos.'

Line 18 has:

δ(ιά) μοναστηρ(ίου) ἀβ(βᾶ) Ἀνουφ(ίου)

'Through the monastery of Abba Anouphios.'


P.Mon. Apollo 31

This document concerns the arrest of a monk from the monastery of Apa Apollo. It is written in what appears to be Greek at first sight, but actually follows the style of Coptic letter beginnings.
Line 2 reads as follows:

το̣ν μοναχον Ιωαννης `απα Απολλω´

'… the monk Ioannes (of) Apa Apollo.'

(Text: S. J. Clackson, trans.: G. Schenke)


P.Brux.Bawit 37

A very fragmentary letter mentioning the saint:

τοῦ ἁγίου [. . . ἀ]π Ἀπολλῶτος

'… of saint […] Apa Apollo …'


(Text: A. Delattre; trans.: G. Schenke)