E05970: Coptic ostracon from the area of Hermonthis (Upper Egypt) with an invocation to Apa *Pesynthios (probably Pisenthios, ascetic and bishop of Koptos, ob. 632, S00057); datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00authored byBryan
O.Crum 25
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩ̣ⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ
‘Apa Pesynthios, bishop for our souls and our bodies!’
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum)
History
Evidence ID
E05970
Saint Name
Pisenthios/Pesenthios, bishop of Koptos, ob. 632 : S00057
Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spells
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Language
Coptic
Evidence not before
600
Evidence not after
699
Activity not before
600
Activity not after
699
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Hermonthis
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermonthis
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
This ostracon is kept at the Cairo Museum, inv. 8135.
Discussion
Bishop Pisenthios of Koptos is said to have taken refuge at monasteries on the mountain of Jeme during part of the Persian occupation (619–629).
Bibliography
Text and translation:
Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund, the Cairo Museum and Others (London, 1902), 7 and 8.