E04364: Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) concerning the sale of a stone door to the abbots of the monastery of Apa *Paulos on the mountain of Jeme; dated 18 November 702.
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The document addresses three monks as heads of the monastery of Apa Paulos to whom an inherited stone door is being sold. The seller is a private individual from a village in the area of the city of Koptos who attests that the object has been valued at the price of two gold tremises, which he has received from the monastery.
Lines 2–4 of the document read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕ(ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ) ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁ ⲛⲛⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉⲥⲧ(ⲁ)ⲧ(ⲟⲥ)
ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ [ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϭⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲑⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲣⲙⲟ[ⲛⲧ]
‘I, Merkurios, the son of the blessed Zacharias, from Pshension in the district of the city of Koptos, he writes to the most pious monks, Apa Daniel, Apa Iakobos and Apa Athanasios, the superiors of the monastery of our holy father Apa Paulos on the mountain of the Kastron Jeme in the district of the city of Hermonthis.’
(Text and trans.: A. A. Schiller)
The document addresses three monks as heads of the monastery of Apa Paulos to whom an inherited stone door is being sold. The seller is a private individual from a village in the area of the city of Koptos who attests that the object has been valued at the price of two gold tremises, which he has received from the monastery.
Lines 2–4 of the document read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕ(ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ) ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁ ⲛⲛⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉⲥⲧ(ⲁ)ⲧ(ⲟⲥ)
ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ [ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϭⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲑⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲣⲙⲟ[ⲛⲧ]
‘I, Merkurios, the son of the blessed Zacharias, from Pshension in the district of the city of Koptos, he writes to the most pious monks, Apa Daniel, Apa Iakobos and Apa Athanasios, the superiors of the monastery of our holy father Apa Paulos on the mountain of the Kastron Jeme in the district of the city of Hermonthis.’
(Text and trans.: A. A. Schiller)
History
Evidence ID
E04364Saint Name
Paulos the anchorite, monastic founder : S01654Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Sale documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
702Evidence not after
702Activity not before
702Activity not after
702Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Jeme KoptosPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Koptos Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
