E04314: Greek list of payments from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning a district named after *Viktor (probably the son of Romanos, S00749) and a district dedicated to *Philotheos (possibly the young martyr of Antioch, S00878); datable to the 8th century.
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posted on 2017-11-06, 00:00authored bydlambert, gschenke
P.Lond 4 1469
The document starts with listing payments for a district named after Viktor and one after Philotheos, Lines 1 and 2 read as follows:
'Of the district of Viktor, through Phoibammon, son of M[…]'
ὑποταγῆ(ς) μ(ερί)δ(ος) τοῦ Ἁγίου Φιλοθ(έου)
'Section (of the account) of the district of saint Philotheos:'
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History
Evidence ID
E04314
Saint Name
Viktor, son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr : S00749
Philotheos of Antioch, young boy aged 10, discrediting pagan cult of parents in public, ob. c. 304 : S00878
Documentary texts - List
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Language
Greek
Evidence not before
700
Evidence not after
799
Activity not before
700
Activity not after
799
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Aphrodito
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Aphrodito
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecified
Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
Towns, villages, districts and fortresses
Source
London, British Library Pap 1449.
Discussion
For other documents testifying to districts, or institutions, of Aphrodito named after saints Viktor, Philotheos or Enoch: E04310, E04318, E04324 and E04326.
Bibliography
Text:
Bell, H.I., and Crum, W.E., Greek Papyri in the British Museum. London IV: The Aphrodito Papyri (London, 1910).