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E05994: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with an funerary inscription, mentioning the monastery of Apa *Stephen (presumably Stephen, the First Martyr, S00030) at the city of Ape (Upper Egpyt); datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 491
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧⲉ]
ⲛⲓϩⲁⲣⲁⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ [?]
ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
{ⲙ}ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ[ⲓ]
[ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁ[ⲥⲉ]
[ⲛⲉⲡ]ⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲟⲙ[ⲡⲉ]
'God, my God! Niharau, the son of […] (or Niharau, (the son of) Pshere), from the holy topos of Apa Stephanos at the city of Ape. He has departed on day 16 of (the month) Epiph in the year …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧⲉ]
ⲛⲓϩⲁⲣⲁⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ [?]
ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
{ⲙ}ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ[ⲓ]
[ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁ[ⲥⲉ]
[ⲛⲉⲡ]ⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲟⲙ[ⲡⲉ]
'God, my God! Niharau, the son of […] (or Niharau, (the son of) Pshere), from the holy topos of Apa Stephanos at the city of Ape. He has departed on day 16 of (the month) Epiph in the year …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05994Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
799Activity not before
600Activity not after
799Place 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
- Monastery
