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E04268: Coptic funerary stela from Wadi Sarga (Upper Egypt) with a sketch of three sail boats, mentioning Apa *Thomas (S01695) and invoking Apa *Anoup (S00774) for the sake of a deceased sailor; datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-30, 00:00 authored by gschenkeI.Sarga 73
The invocation is surrounded by sketches of three sail boats.
+ ⲓⲥ ⲟ̣ ⲁⲅ̣ⲓ̣ⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ ⲛⲟϭ
ⲣⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲡ . . ⲟ̣
ⲥ ⲕⲟ(ⲩ)ⲓ ⲡⲛⲏϥ ⲟ̣
'Jesus. Saint Apa Anoup, great one, watch over young NN, the great sailor.'
Next to one of the boats one reads:
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ
'Apa Thomas'.
(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum, modified)
For both, Apa Thomas and Apa Anoup included in a list of holy men from Wadi Sarga, see E01245.
The invocation is surrounded by sketches of three sail boats.
+ ⲓⲥ ⲟ̣ ⲁⲅ̣ⲓ̣ⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ ⲛⲟϭ
ⲣⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲡ . . ⲟ̣
ⲥ ⲕⲟ(ⲩ)ⲓ ⲡⲛⲏϥ ⲟ̣
'Jesus. Saint Apa Anoup, great one, watch over young NN, the great sailor.'
Next to one of the boats one reads:
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ
'Apa Thomas'.
(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum, modified)
For both, Apa Thomas and Apa Anoup included in a list of holy men from Wadi Sarga, see E01245.
History
Evidence ID
E04268Saint Name
Thomas, Apa Thomas, patron saint at Wadi Sarga : S01695 Apollo, Phib, and Anoup : S00774Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Coptic
