E06116: Greek receipt from Arsinoiton Polis (Fayum), concerning payment and mentioning a street dedicated to *Mark (presumably the Evangelist, S00293); dated 26 Juli 683.

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posted on 2018-08-16, 00:00 authored by gschenke

P.Grenf. 2 100 In line 8 of the document the location of the residency of one of the people involved is mentioned as: … οἰκῶν παρʼ ἔσωθεν ῥυμίου τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρκου. '… residing in the alley of saint Mark.' (Text: B.P. Grenfell and A.S. Hunt; trans.: G. Schenke) Full record available under: https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.grenf;2;100

History

Evidence ID

E06116

Saint Name

Mark the Evangelist : S00293

Saint Name in Source

Μᾶρκος

Related Saint Records

https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Mark_the_Evangelist/13729921

Type of Evidence

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private document

Language

Greek

Evidence not before

683

Evidence not after

683

Activity not before

683

Activity not after

683

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Arsinoites (Fayum)

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Arsinoites (Fayum) Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places Named after Saint

Gates, bridges and roads

Source

The papyrus document Pap 728 is kept at the British Library in London.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Grenfell, B.P. and Hunt, A.S., New Classical Fragments and Other Greek and Latin Papyri (P.Grenf. 2) (Oxford, 1897).