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E04411: 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. 201
The papyrus document concerned with the affairs of a monastery is only partly preserved. In line 2 one reads:
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲫⲁ̣ⲅ̣[ⲓⲟⲥ
‘The feast of saint […’
(Text and trans.: P. E. Kahle, modified)
The papyrus document concerned with the affairs of a monastery is only partly preserved. In line 2 one reads:
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲫⲁ̣ⲅ̣[ⲓⲟⲥ
‘The feast of saint […’
(Text and trans.: P. E. Kahle, modified)
History
Evidence ID
E04411Saint Name
Saints, name wholly or largely lost : S01744Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - LetterLanguage
- 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
