E05928: Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) relating the details of a contract to train a camel for one year, from the feast of *Michael (presumably the Archangel, S00181) to the same feast the following year; datable around 710/720.
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posted on 2018-07-09, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 218
The Theban document acknowledges the arrangement of a man from Jeme to work with the camel of a man named Apa Jacob for the duration of one year, from the feast of saint Michael to the next.
Lines 23–25 on the back of the ostracon read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲁⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ
"… and (I am ready) to work from the feast of Apa Michael to the feast of Apa Michael."
(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum)
The Theban document acknowledges the arrangement of a man from Jeme to work with the camel of a man named Apa Jacob for the duration of one year, from the feast of saint Michael to the next.
Lines 23–25 on the back of the ostracon read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲁⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ
"… and (I am ready) to work from the feast of Apa Michael to the feast of Apa Michael."
(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum)
History
Evidence ID
E05928Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
710Evidence not after
720Activity not before
710Activity not after
720Place 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 - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
