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E04172: Coptic ostracon from western Thebes (Upper Egypt) referring to Apa *Antonios (Antony 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098) as a luminous column; datable to the first half of the 8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-19, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Frange 41
The addressees of this fragmentary letter written by Frange are now lost, so is the reason for and the content of the letter. What remains, however, is the reference to Antony as a column of light and the mention that the addressees are 'holy men' or 'human saints' just like Antony.
⳨ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ
[ⲙⲡ]ⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ)
[ⲉⲓⲥϩ]ⲁ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
[ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ?] ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁ(ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ?)
[ⲛ]ⲣ̣ⲱ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣ ?
[ ̣] ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̣-
[ⲟⲩⲟ]ⲉⲓⲛ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
[ⲡⲗ]ⲁⲥ · ⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲥϯ
[ⲛ]ⲟⲩϥⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ]
[ ⲁ?]ⲛⲟⲕ [ ̣ ̣]ⲥ̣ⲧ̣[ -ca.?- ]
ⲧⲁⲁ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛ̣[ -ca.?- ]
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‘Before my most humble message, I write, greeting my beloved, devout and most pious [brothers?], the truly human saints in the manner of the luminous column, Apa Antonios, [the tongue?] that spreads a pleasant fragrant. I …
Give it (the message) to …’
(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel; trans.: G. Schenke)
A complete record of the text is available at:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/o.frange;;41
The addressees of this fragmentary letter written by Frange are now lost, so is the reason for and the content of the letter. What remains, however, is the reference to Antony as a column of light and the mention that the addressees are 'holy men' or 'human saints' just like Antony.
⳨ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ
[ⲙⲡ]ⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ)
[ⲉⲓⲥϩ]ⲁ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
[ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ?] ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁ(ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ?)
[ⲛ]ⲣ̣ⲱ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣ ?
[ ̣] ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̣-
[ⲟⲩⲟ]ⲉⲓⲛ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
[ⲡⲗ]ⲁⲥ · ⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲥϯ
[ⲛ]ⲟⲩϥⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ]
[ ⲁ?]ⲛⲟⲕ [ ̣ ̣]ⲥ̣ⲧ̣[ -ca.?- ]
ⲧⲁⲁ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛ̣[ -ca.?- ]
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
‘Before my most humble message, I write, greeting my beloved, devout and most pious [brothers?], the truly human saints in the manner of the luminous column, Apa Antonios, [the tongue?] that spreads a pleasant fragrant. I …
Give it (the message) to …’
(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel; trans.: G. Schenke)
A complete record of the text is available at:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/o.frange;;41
History
Evidence ID
E04172Saint Name
Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356 : S00098Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
