E04105: Two Coptic invocations from the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit (Middle Egypt) to the saint Apa *Apollo (founder of the monastery, 00160); datable to the 8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-04, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Brux.Bawit 40v
On the back of a fragmentary papyrus letter addressed to the head of the monastery Apa Zacharias, one finds the beginning of an invocation:
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁ̣[ⲡⲁ] ⲁ̣[ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ . . . ]
‘God of saint Apa Apollo […’
An invocation to saint Apa Apollo also heads a funerary inscription dedicated perhaps to the same superior Apa Zacharias:
MIFAO 12, p. 84, no VIII
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭ<ⲏ> ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ
ⲉⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲱⲣ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
‘God of the holy saint Apa Apollo, have great mercy on the soul of my blessed father Apa Zacharias. He went to rest on day 16 of (the month) Hathyr. Amen.’
(Text: A. Delattre; trans. G. Schenke)
On the back of a fragmentary papyrus letter addressed to the head of the monastery Apa Zacharias, one finds the beginning of an invocation:
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁ̣[ⲡⲁ] ⲁ̣[ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ . . . ]
‘God of saint Apa Apollo […’
An invocation to saint Apa Apollo also heads a funerary inscription dedicated perhaps to the same superior Apa Zacharias:
MIFAO 12, p. 84, no VIII
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭ<ⲏ> ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ
ⲉⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲱⲣ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
‘God of the holy saint Apa Apollo, have great mercy on the soul of my blessed father Apa Zacharias. He went to rest on day 16 of (the month) Hathyr. Amen.’
(Text: A. Delattre; trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04105Saint Name
Apa Apollo (founder of the monastery at Bawit, 4th century ) : S00160Saint Name in Source
ⲁ̣[ⲡⲁ] ⲁ̣[ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ and ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Letter Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Coptic
