E05991: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a list of saints or rather institutions dedicated to saints, such as *Mary (presumably Mary, mother of Christ, S00033), Apa *Michael (presumably the Archangel, S00181), and Apa Biktor (possibly Viktor, son of Romanos, S00749), possibly also one to *Mena (presumably Menas, soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena); datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00authored bygschenke
O.Crum 470:
This fragmentary document seems to offer a list of churches or monasteries, some dedicated to known saints, but the purpose of the list is lost.
'Saint Mary Apa Michael The new washing (basin?) Temame (? or the place/shrine of Menas?) Apa Biktor'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05991
Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033
Michael, the Archangel : S00181
Viktor, son of Romanos, martyr in Egypt : S00749
Menas, soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena : S00073
Saint Name in Source
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ
ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ?