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E04200: Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) concerning the sale of a donkey, mentioning a man of an institution dedicated to Apa *Viktor (presumably Viktor, Egyptian martyr, son of Romanos, S00749) as the seller of the animal; datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-22, 00:00 authored by BryanO.Medin.Habu Copt. 80
In this document, a certain Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, most likely a monk of the monastery of Apa Viktor, writes to confirm the settlement of the sale of his donkey to Viktor son of Simon. He mentions the validity of the sale and a holy oath of the Christians (ⲁϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ).
Lines 2–3 of the document read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲉⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ
'I, Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, …'
(Text and trans.: E. Stefanski and M. Lichtheim, slightly modified)
In this document, a certain Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, most likely a monk of the monastery of Apa Viktor, writes to confirm the settlement of the sale of his donkey to Viktor son of Simon. He mentions the validity of the sale and a holy oath of the Christians (ⲁϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ).
Lines 2–3 of the document read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲉⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ
'I, Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, …'
(Text and trans.: E. Stefanski and M. Lichtheim, slightly modified)
History
Evidence ID
E04200Saint Name
Viktor, son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr, ob. 303–311 : S00749Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Sale document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
