E06122: Greek private letter of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning the feast day of *Pamouthios (S02291); datable to the 5th/6th century.
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posted on 2018-08-17, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP. Harris 1 154
Line 7 of this letter addressed to a man referred to as master Eulogios Sebianos reads as follows:
̣ ̣ ̣δωμεν μὴ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Παμουθίου οὐ σφάξομεν.
'… on the day of saint Pamouthios we will not slaughter …'
(Text: J. E. Powell; trans.: G. Schenke)
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Line 7 of this letter addressed to a man referred to as master Eulogios Sebianos reads as follows:
̣ ̣ ̣δωμεν μὴ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Παμουθίου οὐ σφάξομεν.
'… on the day of saint Pamouthios we will not slaughter …'
(Text: J. E. Powell; trans.: G. Schenke)
Full record available under:
https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.harr;1;154
History
Evidence ID
E06122Saint Name
Pamouthios : S02291Saint Name in Source
ΠαμούθιοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
599Activity not before
400Activity not after
599Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
