E04140: Coptic ostracon from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt), with an invocation to saints (unnamed, S00518) to entreat the Lord for mercy; datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-12, 00:00 authored by gschenkeKOW 444:
Only the beginning of this invocation is preserved, uttered by a monk, addressing a group of unspecified saints.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ
ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ
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‘I am the most humble sinner. Pray for me, (you) Saints of God, so that the Lord shall have mercy [on me] …’
(Text: W. C. Till; trans.: G. Schenke)
Only the beginning of this invocation is preserved, uttered by a monk, addressing a group of unspecified saints.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ
ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ
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‘I am the most humble sinner. Pray for me, (you) Saints of God, so that the Lord shall have mercy [on me] …’
(Text: W. C. Till; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04140Saint Name
Unnamed saints (or name lost) : S00518Saint Name in Source
ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spellsLanguage
- Coptic
