E05972: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with the agreement of a newly ordained deacon to serve well at a shrine dedicated to *George (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00259); datable around the year 600.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 32
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟ[ⲕ] ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ-
ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ]
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲧⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛ-
ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲩⲉ ⟨ⲉ⟩ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡ-
ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣ-
ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲗⲁⲝ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ϯϣⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
'I am Georgios (son of) Joseph who writes to Apa Abraham, the bishop. Since my father has asked you to have you ordain me as deacon for the place of saint George, I am now ready to guard the regulations, which you will give me in accordance with my authority. Furthermore, (I am now ready) to attend to the altar of God according to the laws of God.
I, Georgios (son of) Joseph, I assent to this tablet (ostracon).
I, Ioannes, the deacon, I act as guarantor for him.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟ[ⲕ] ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ-
ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ]
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲧⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛ-
ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲩⲉ ⟨ⲉ⟩ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡ-
ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣ-
ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲗⲁⲝ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ϯϣⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
'I am Georgios (son of) Joseph who writes to Apa Abraham, the bishop. Since my father has asked you to have you ordain me as deacon for the place of saint George, I am now ready to guard the regulations, which you will give me in accordance with my authority. Furthermore, (I am now ready) to attend to the altar of God according to the laws of God.
I, Georgios (son of) Joseph, I assent to this tablet (ostracon).
I, Ioannes, the deacon, I act as guarantor for him.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05972Saint Name
George, soldier and martyr : S00259Saint Name in Source
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
580Evidence not after
620Activity not before
580Activity not after
620Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Deir el-BahariPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Deir el-Bahari Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Church
