E04267: Coptic document from the area of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) with a letter addressing issues concerning the monastery at the ‘place’ of Apa *Bane (S01696); datable to the first half of the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-10-30, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Ryl.Copt. 320
The beginning of this long letter mainly concerning tax payments begins as follows:
⳨ ⲕⲩⲣⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲑⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ
ⲛⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲕⲱⲙⲏⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏⲥ
‘It is Kyrakos who writes to the scribe Dionyse. Before anything I greet you. I went and constrained the monastery at the place of Apa Bane with respect to the village official (?) …’
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
The beginning of this long letter mainly concerning tax payments begins as follows:
⳨ ⲕⲩⲣⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲑⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ
ⲛⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲕⲱⲙⲏⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏⲥ
‘It is Kyrakos who writes to the scribe Dionyse. Before anything I greet you. I went and constrained the monastery at the place of Apa Bane with respect to the village official (?) …’
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04267Saint Name
Bane, Apa Bane abbot : S01696Saint Name in Source
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Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
