E05984: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with an agreement over a work to be done by the feast of Apa *Michael (presumably the Archangel, S00181); datable to the beginning of the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 304
The fragmentary agreement concerns the cultivation of particular areas of land and seeds to be planted by the time of the feast of Apa Michael or by the 15th. The agreement is made in the presence of the presbyter Apa Biktor.
Lines 8–9 of the reverse read as follows:
ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ] ⲏ ϣⲁ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉ
'… until the feast of Apa Michael or until day 15.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
The fragmentary agreement concerns the cultivation of particular areas of land and seeds to be planted by the time of the feast of Apa Michael or by the 15th. The agreement is made in the presence of the presbyter Apa Biktor.
Lines 8–9 of the reverse read as follows:
ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ] ⲏ ϣⲁ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉ
'… until the feast of Apa Michael or until day 15.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05984Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
650Activity not before
600Activity not after
650Place 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 - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
