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E05981: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a letter addressed to a monk of the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 232
This fragmentary letter addressed to Biktor, a monk of the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, deals with the payment of half a solidus for amounts of wine.
Lines 1–4 read as follows:
⳨ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛ[ⲉ] ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲙ[ⲟ]ⲛⲟ̣ⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ{ⲡⲁ} ⲫⲟ[ⲓⲃⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛ
‘First, I am greeting my brother Biktor, the monk of Apa Phoibammon.’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
This fragmentary letter addressed to Biktor, a monk of the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, deals with the payment of half a solidus for amounts of wine.
Lines 1–4 read as follows:
⳨ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛ[ⲉ] ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲙ[ⲟ]ⲛⲟ̣ⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ{ⲡⲁ} ⲫⲟ[ⲓⲃⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛ
‘First, I am greeting my brother Biktor, the monk of Apa Phoibammon.’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05981Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ{ⲡⲁ} ⲫⲟ[ⲓⲃⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place 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 - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
