E04410: Coptic fragment from Bala’izah (Upper Egypt) mentioning the feast of a saint whose name is lost; datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-11-27, 00:00 authored by BryanP.Bal. 200<br><br>Only a very small fragment of this former papyrus document is preserved, seemingly advising a congregation to observe the feast of a particular saint.<br><br>Line 2 reads as follows:<br><br>…. ⲣ]ⲟ̣ⲓⲥ ⲛⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ […..<br><br>‘… keep the feast of saint Apa […’<br><br><br>(Text and trans.: P. E. Kahle, modified)<br><br><br>
History
Evidence ID
E04410Saint Name
Saints, name wholly or largely lost : S01744Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Bala’izahPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Bala’izah Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
