E04261: Coptic land lease document from Hermopolis (Middle Egpyt), mentioning a church dedicated to *Michael (the Archangel, S00181) as part of the property; datable to the 7th century.

P.Ryl.Copt. 158<br><br>In this lengthy, yet fragmentary document, a woman from Hermopolis is leasing out land to a man belonging to a nearby hamlet, setting out the further particulars of the arrangement and mentioning a quarter of a church dedicated to the Archangel Michael.<br><br>Line 22 reads as follows:<br><br>ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲉⲧⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲏⲗ<br><br>‘… and the fourth part of the church called “The Archangel Michael”, …’<br><br><br>(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum)<br>