E04104: Coptic document from the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit (Middle Egypt), mentioning Apa *Phib (companion of Apa Apollo, S00774); datable to the 6th/7th century.
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posted on 2017-10-04, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Mon.Apollo 49
In this document, a lack of wine seems to cause a request made by the monastery to have wine brought. The monk Petre of the monastery of Apa Apollo is sending this request to a female addressee asking her to bring it, if she has not yet sold it, and not to sell it to anyone else.
Line 3 of the fragmentary document reads as follows:
] ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲃ ⲥⲉϣ\ⲧ/ ⲛⲏⲣⲉⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ . . . . .
‘… ] kindly. Apa Phib: they are lacking wine. Now, are you informing …?’
(Text: S. J. Clackson, slightly modified; trans.: G. Schenke)
In this document, a lack of wine seems to cause a request made by the monastery to have wine brought. The monk Petre of the monastery of Apa Apollo is sending this request to a female addressee asking her to bring it, if she has not yet sold it, and not to sell it to anyone else.
Line 3 of the fragmentary document reads as follows:
] ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲃ ⲥⲉϣ\ⲧ/ ⲛⲏⲣⲉⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ . . . . .
‘… ] kindly. Apa Phib: they are lacking wine. Now, are you informing …?’
(Text: S. J. Clackson, slightly modified; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04104Saint Name
Apollo, Phib, and Anoup : S00774Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲃRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - LetterLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
500Evidence not after
699Activity not before
500Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
BawitPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Bawit Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
