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E05995: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a donation of a share of inherited land to the topos of Apa Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum ad. 3
In this document, a man with ties to Jeme is donating his portion of inherited land which he owns jointly with his brother to the topos of Apa Phoibammon.
Lines 8–10 read as follows:
ⲉⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙ[ⲉⲣⲟⲥ] ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟ[ⲥ ⲛⲁⲡ]ⲁ ⲫ[ⲟⲓⲃ]ⲁⲙ[ⲱⲛ] ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲏϣⲉ
'… I am donating my share to the topos of Apa Phoibammon, which is its half …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
In this document, a man with ties to Jeme is donating his portion of inherited land which he owns jointly with his brother to the topos of Apa Phoibammon.
Lines 8–10 read as follows:
ⲉⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙ[ⲉⲣⲟⲥ] ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟ[ⲥ ⲛⲁⲡ]ⲁ ⲫ[ⲟⲓⲃ]ⲁⲙ[ⲱⲛ] ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲏϣⲉ
'… I am donating my share to the topos of Apa Phoibammon, which is its half …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05995Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡ]ⲁ ⲫ[ⲟⲓⲃ]ⲁⲙ[ⲱⲛ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- 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 - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
