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E04177: Coptic ostracon from western Thebes (Upper Egypt) mentioning *John (most likely the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042); datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-10-19, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Frange 796
In this fragmentary letter, a saint John is mentioned seemingly as part of the solution to a discussed problem. It might even have involved an oath sworn to the saint.
Lines 16–19 on the verso of the letter run as follows:
ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲧⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥ̣[ⲙⲓⲁ]
[ⲛ]ⲧ̣ⲁⲛⲧⲟϣⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣
ⲙ̣ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ [ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲱⲁⲛ[(ⲛ)ⲏⲥ]
[ⲉ]ⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛ̣[ -ca.?- ]
‘But the deadline which we have determined with him for … […] for/to saint Apa John, if you come to the […] …’
(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;;796
In this fragmentary letter, a saint John is mentioned seemingly as part of the solution to a discussed problem. It might even have involved an oath sworn to the saint.
Lines 16–19 on the verso of the letter run as follows:
ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲧⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥ̣[ⲙⲓⲁ]
[ⲛ]ⲧ̣ⲁⲛⲧⲟϣⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣
ⲙ̣ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ [ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲱⲁⲛ[(ⲛ)ⲏⲥ]
[ⲉ]ⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛ̣[ -ca.?- ]
‘But the deadline which we have determined with him for … […] for/to saint Apa John, if you come to the […] …’
(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;;796
History
Evidence ID
E04177Saint Name
John, the Apostle and Evangelist : S00042Saint Name in Source
[ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲱⲁⲛ[(ⲛ)ⲏⲥ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
