E04266: Coptic inventory of an institution dedicated to *Theodore (possibly the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), located at the Caesareum in Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), drawn up by a deacon presumably of that same institution; datable to the 7th/8th century.

P.Ryl.Copt. 238<br><br>This complete document provides a full inventory of a local institution dedicated to saint Theodore. The content listed does not automatically point to a church, save for the altar hangings in line 10. But it could very well refer to a hospital dedicated to the saint, which would presumably also feature a small shrine. It is less likely that this is an inventory of a monastery, even if a very small one, located by the Caesareum of a major city.<br><br><br>+ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲃⲉⲛⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟ(ⲥ) ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ <br>ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲓ[ⲅⲛⲁⲧ]ⲉ ⲙⲡ[ⲟⲟⲩ] ⲥⲟⲩ <br>ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲣⲟ[ⲙⲡⲉ .. ⲓⲛ]ⲇ(ⲓⲕⲧⲓⲱⲛⲟⲥ)<br><br>ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ[. . . . . ⲙⲙⲁⲅ]ⲛⲏⲥⲓⲛ [α]<br>ⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲧ [β]<br>ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲭⲗⲓⲁⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲧ [γ]<br>[ⲟ]ⲩⲉⲝⲁⲥⲕⲉⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲧ [α]<br>[. . .]ϣ[. . .] ⲙⲙⲁⲡⲡⲁ [..]<br>ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ [ⲛⲛⲟ]ϭ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙ η<br>ⲥⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏ(ⲣⲓⲟⲛ) [ϛ]<br>ϫⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ̣ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲣⲟ κζ<br>ⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲗⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲓⲕ(ⲟⲥ) ϛ<br>ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲕⲓⲛ α<br>ⲧⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲧⲣⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲇⲓⲛⲁ ε<br>ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲡⲣ[ⲟⲙ]ⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟ(ⲛ) α<br>ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲯⲓⲙⲓⲑⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲕϥ α<br>ⲥⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲉⲁ ⲥⲛ[ⲧⲉ] β<br>ⲃⲧⲟ ⲙⲫⲓⲛ̣ . ⲁ̣ ⲙⲙⲁⲅⲛⲏⲥⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲉⲕⲉ <br> ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲓ ε<br>ⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲃⲟⲥ δ<br>ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲝ̣ⲉ̣ α<br>ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲓⲥ[ⲁⲩ]ⲣⲓⲕⲟ(ⲥ) α ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲕⲉⲡ ⲛⲁ[ϥ] ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲅ α<br>ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲕⲉⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲗⲉⲩⲕⲟ(ⲥ) β ⲟⲩⲫⲁϭⲁⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲛⲥ α<br>[ⲥ]ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲗⲉⲕⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ β ⲟⲩⲗⲉⲕⲁⲛⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ α<br>ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲟⲡⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ α ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲗⲉⲕⲁⲛⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ α<br>ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲫⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ β ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲫⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟⲃⲥ α<br>ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲃⲕⲁⲃⲛⲟ(ⲛ) α ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲁϩⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲙ[ⲛ]ⲧ α<br>ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲩⲅⲁⲛⲟ(ⲛ) γ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧ(ⲣ)ⲟ(ⲥ) ⲉⲥⲡⲟϫⲧ α<br>ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧ(ⲣ)ⲟ(ⲥ) ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ β ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ α<br>ⲧⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲏⲣⲓⲁⲡ . ε ⲧⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲭ(ⲟⲥ) ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ε<br>ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲓ̣ⲧⲗⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ⲛⲡⲟⲗⲩⲫⲁⲛⲟ(ⲥ) γ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲝⲁⲗⲩⲭⲛⲟ(ⲥ) α<br>ⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ β ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ α<br>ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲟ. ⲟ̣ . ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ζ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲗⲉ α<br>ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟ̣ⲅ̣ⲅ̣ⲓⲛⲟⲥ α ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲉϣⲏⲧⲉ α<br>ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ α ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲁⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲱϥ α<br>ⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱ[ϫ]ⲉ̣ α ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲁϩⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ α<br>ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲧⲗⲁ ⲛϫⲱⲕⲙ α ⲧⲓ ⲛⲧⲏⲃⲉ ε<br>ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲏ α ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲧⲏ α<br>ⲉⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲙⲁⲥ(ⲓ)ⲟⲛ β ⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲙⲛⲓⲛ δ<br>ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁⲧⲏⲣⲉ̣ⲓ̣ α ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲕⲗⲕⲓⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ γ<br>ⲟⲩϩⲣⲁⲃⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉ̣[ⲛⲓⲡ]ⲉ α ⲟⲩⲗⲁϩⲏ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ α<br>ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩ  ⲙⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ λα<br>ϣⲃⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕ[ⲁⲛ]ⲓ̣ⲥⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲣ ⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ο<br><br>+ ⲓⲅⲛⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ) ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ<br>ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲃⲉⲛⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲙⲟⲥ +<br><br><br>‘By God’s will. This is the inventory (inventum) of saint Theodore<br>at the Caesareum, (produced) by the deacon [Ignatius], today, on <br>day 16 of the month Parmoute, in this year [of the …] indiction:<br><br>One small [… of] magnesium-aluminum [1]<br>Two silver cups (ποτήριον) [2]<br>Three silver spoons (κοχλιάριον) [3]<br>One lead six-legged-vessel (ἑξασκελόν) [1]<br>[Eighteen?] napkins (μάππα) [18?]<br>Eight large curtains (καταπέτασμα) 8<br>Six small altar curtains [6]<br>Twenty-seven door hangings (οὐῆλον) 27<br>Six embroidered linen cloths <br>(σινδόνιον πλουμαρικός) 6<br>One linen cloth for an awning (ἀντίσκιον) 1<br>Five curtain coverings (στρῶμα κορτιίνα) 5<br>One Persian embroidered garment <br>(ἐμπλουμάριον περσιατικός) 1<br>One lead-white patchwork bag (σάκκιον)1<br>Two candlesticks (σταταρεα) 2 <br>Four … of magnesium-aluminum <br>and one … girdle (ῥέκος) 5<br>Four linen coverings (σκέπασμα) 4<br>One silk (μετάξιον) covering (σκέπασμα) 1<br>One Isaurian (ἰσαυρικός) covering 1 One small covering (σκέπη) of goatskin <br> (αἴγειος) for bees 1 <br>Two small white coverings 2 One cotton cap (φακιόλιον) 1 <br>Two large brass dishes (λεκάνη) 2 One brass dish (λεκάνη) without handles1 <br>One vessel for cup-washing (ποτηροπλύτης) <br>with its stand (βάσις) 1 One small brass dish (λεκάνη) 1<br>Two bronze bowls (σκάφιον) 2 One small bowl (σκάφιον) with its lid 1<br>One small water-vessel (καβκάβιον) 1 One small iron caldron 1<br>Three small saucepans (τήγανον) 3 One … ladle (ζωμάρυστρος) 1<br>Two small ladles (ζωμάρυστρος) 2 One large brass vessel 1<br>Five candle-lighters 5 Five brass wheels (τροχός) 5<br>Three …brass buckets (σίτλα πολύφανος)3 One six lighter (ἑξάλυχνος) brass boat 1<br>Two bronze pitchers 2 One small brass dove 1<br>Seven brass … 7 One cup (κοτύλη) 1<br>One small hook (ὄγκινος) 1 One measure (κάμπανος) without … 1<br>One woman’s … (χαρισήτιον) 1 One pair of scissors (σπαλίς) <br> for hair-cutting 1<br>One peg for weaving (?) 1 One iron half-(measure) caldron 1<br>One bucket (σίτλα) for washing 1 Five bricks 5<br>One hoe (μάκελλα) 1 One bier (κραββάτιον) 1<br>Two … for weaving (?) shirts (καμάσιον) 2 Four benches (σκάμνιον) 4<br>One censer (θυμιατήριον) 1 Three bells with their chains (ἅλυσις) 3<br>One iron staff (ῥάβδος) 1 One measure of wine 1<br>Half a xestes of oil ½ Thirty-one books 31<br>Seventy small baskets (κανίσκιον) <br>for distributing corn 70 <br><br>Ignatius, the most humble deacon, the son of the blessed Theodore, the inhabitant of Hermopolis, <br>I am satisfied with this inventory as it is written.’<br><br>(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum, modified)<br>