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E05701: Coptic document from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt) acknowledging the receipt of payment for building activity at the city’s shrine (tops) of the *Forty Martyrs (presumably those of Sebaste, S00103) and of *Theophilos (possibly the Decian martyr of Egypt, S00236); datable to the 7th/8th c.
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posted on 2018-06-12, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.CrumST 46
In this document, two brothers from city Hermonthis acknowledge that they have received their payment for the woodwork they had carried out on their city’s shrine dedicated to the Forty Martyrs and saint Theophilos. The list of diverse payment consists of two gold coins as well as various measures of wine, corn and meat.
The beginning of the document, lines 1–4 read as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲧⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ[ⲙⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇ]ⲓ̣ⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ [. . . . . . . ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲙ]ⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁ
ⲛⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲁⲁⲕⲓⲟⲩ [ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟ]ⲥ̣ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲙ[ⲙⲁⲣ]ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲑⲉⲟⲫ[ⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓ]ⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ·
‘We, Isaak (son of) Hatre, the [inhabitant of Hermonthis, as well as Dios?] and Apa Biktor, brothers with one another, the sons of Apa [personal name, inhabitants of Hermonthis], are writing to the most God loving Apa Ioannes, son of Isaak, [the steward (oikonomos)?] at the holy place of the Forty Martyrs and of saint Theophilos [in the] same [city] Hermonthis, rejoice!’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
In this document, two brothers from city Hermonthis acknowledge that they have received their payment for the woodwork they had carried out on their city’s shrine dedicated to the Forty Martyrs and saint Theophilos. The list of diverse payment consists of two gold coins as well as various measures of wine, corn and meat.
The beginning of the document, lines 1–4 read as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲧⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ[ⲙⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇ]ⲓ̣ⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ [. . . . . . . ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲙ]ⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁ
ⲛⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲁⲁⲕⲓⲟⲩ [ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟ]ⲥ̣ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲙ[ⲙⲁⲣ]ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲑⲉⲟⲫ[ⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓ]ⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ·
‘We, Isaak (son of) Hatre, the [inhabitant of Hermonthis, as well as Dios?] and Apa Biktor, brothers with one another, the sons of Apa [personal name, inhabitants of Hermonthis], are writing to the most God loving Apa Ioannes, son of Isaak, [the steward (oikonomos)?] at the holy place of the Forty Martyrs and of saint Theophilos [in the] same [city] Hermonthis, rejoice!’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05701Saint Name
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste : S00103 Theophilos, Decian martyr of Egypt : S00236Saint Name in Source
ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲙ[ⲙⲁⲣ]ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲫ[ⲓⲗⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
CopticEvidence not before
600Evidence not after
799Activity not before
600Activity not after
799Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HermonthisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermonthis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Church
CC0