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E04264: Coptic receipt from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) issued by a cucumber seller to the master fruit seller of Hermopolis for cucumbers from an institution dedicated to *Phoibammon, most likely a monastery; datable to the first half of the 8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-30, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Ryl.Copt. 215
The main part of the document reads as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ, ⲡⲥⲁⲣⲃⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲯⲁϩ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧ̣ⲧⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥ
‘I, Apamon (or Apa Amon), the cucumber merchant, the inhabitant of Hanepioor, I am writing to the master Phoibammon, the fruit seller, the inhabitant of Hermopolis. I have received and have been paid by you for half the cucumbers from saint Phoibammon, which are one and a half solidi …’
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
The main part of the document reads as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ, ⲡⲥⲁⲣⲃⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲯⲁϩ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧ̣ⲧⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥ
‘I, Apamon (or Apa Amon), the cucumber merchant, the inhabitant of Hanepioor, I am writing to the master Phoibammon, the fruit seller, the inhabitant of Hermopolis. I have received and have been paid by you for half the cucumbers from saint Phoibammon, which are one and a half solidi …’
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04264Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲫⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
