E05702: Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) mentioning the monastery and shrine dedicated to *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the early 7th century.
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posted on 2018-06-12, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.CrumST 58
This very fragmentary papyrus document is addressed to Biktor, the proestos (abbot) of (the monastery of) saint Apa Phoibammon.
ⲛ]ⲧⲟⲕ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ [ ⲁ]ⲩ̣ⲱ̣ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲡⲣⲱⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁ[ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ] ⲫⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ
‘… ] you, Biktor, […] and proestos of saint [Apa] Phoibammon’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
This very fragmentary papyrus document is addressed to Biktor, the proestos (abbot) of (the monastery of) saint Apa Phoibammon.
ⲛ]ⲧⲟⲕ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ [ ⲁ]ⲩ̣ⲱ̣ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲡⲣⲱⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁ[ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ] ⲫⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ
‘… ] you, Biktor, […] and proestos of saint [Apa] Phoibammon’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05702Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ] ⲫⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
634Activity not before
600Activity not after
634Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Jeme Deir el-BahariPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Deir el-Bahari Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
