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E05696: Coptic ostracon from Jeme (Upper Egypt) with a statement drawn up by the presbyter of the church of Apa *Kyriakos (presumably the child martyr of Tarsus, S00007) at Jeme announcing that he and his family are allowed to build behind the 'new church', most likely of the same saint; datable to the 8th century.
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posted on 2018-06-12, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.CrumVC 22
The presbyter of the church of saint Kyriakos at Jeme informs a man from Jeme that the presbyter as well as any member of his extended family are indeed in a position to build whatever they like in the vicinity of the saint’s new church.
The text is fragmentary, but lines 2–11 run as follows:
[ⲁⲛⲟⲕ personal name] ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓϫ̣ⲓ̣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡ̣ⲁⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱⲗⲏ
ⲡⲣⲙϫⲏⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲓ<ⲧⲉ> ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϫⲛϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ
ⲉϣ[ϭⲙ]ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲕⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ[ⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ]ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲁ[ⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ?
‘… [I, NN], the presbyter of Apa Kyriakos at Jeme, I write happily in agreement, informing you, Pastratole, the inhabitant of Jeme, that I, or my offspring, or anyone related to me, be it from my father’s, or my mother’s side, is able to build something else [behind the] new church of [Apa Kyriakos (?) …] ’
(Text and translation: W. E. Crum, modified by G. Schenke)
The presbyter of the church of saint Kyriakos at Jeme informs a man from Jeme that the presbyter as well as any member of his extended family are indeed in a position to build whatever they like in the vicinity of the saint’s new church.
The text is fragmentary, but lines 2–11 run as follows:
[ⲁⲛⲟⲕ personal name] ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓϫ̣ⲓ̣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡ̣ⲁⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱⲗⲏ
ⲡⲣⲙϫⲏⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲓ<ⲧⲉ> ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϫⲛϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ
ⲉϣ[ϭⲙ]ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲕⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ[ⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ]ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲁ[ⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ?
‘… [I, NN], the presbyter of Apa Kyriakos at Jeme, I write happily in agreement, informing you, Pastratole, the inhabitant of Jeme, that I, or my offspring, or anyone related to me, be it from my father’s, or my mother’s side, is able to build something else [behind the] new church of [Apa Kyriakos (?) …] ’
(Text and translation: W. E. Crum, modified by G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05696Saint Name
Kyrikos/Cyricus and Ioulitta/Julitta, child and his mother, martyrs of Tarsus : S00007Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
700Evidence not after
799Activity not before
700Activity not after
799Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
JemePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Church
