E04328: Greek document from Syene /Aswan (Upper Egypt), concerning the sale of shares of houses, mentioning a shrine (topos) of the martyr Apa *Viktor (son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr, S00749) and a quarter of the town named after him, dated 6 March 594.
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posted on 2017-11-06, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Lond 5 1733:<br><br>This document is a sale of shares of houses stating their exact location.<br><br>Lines 24–25 read as follows:<br><br>ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς Συήνης περὶ τὸ νότινονμέρος τοῦ Φρουρίου<br>καὶ περὶ λα̣ύραν τοῦ ἁγίου ἀθλοφόρου Ἄπα Βίκτορος μάρτυρος<br><br>'… lying in the same Syene in the southern part of the fortress and in the Quarter of Saint Apa Viktor, triumphant martyr. '<br><br>Line 36 reads:<br><br>βορρᾶ τοῦ ἁγίου τόπου Ἄπα Βίκτορος μάρτυρος<br><br>'… on the north (the site) of the shrine of the martyr Apa Viktor'<br><br>(Text: H. I. Bell; trans.: Pap.Eleph.Eng. (1996) D49)<br><br><br>For a complete record of the document see:<br><br>http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;5;1733
History
Evidence ID
E04328Saint Name
Viktor, son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr : S00749Saint Name in Source
Ἄπα ΒίκτωρRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Sale documentLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
594Evidence not after
594Activity not before
594Activity not after
594Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Aswan SyenePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Aswan Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Syene Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Towns, villages, districts and fortresses
