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E06127: Greek list of unknown Egyptian provenance recording donations in meat made for saints' feast days, among them *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), Apa *Viktor (presumably the son of Romanos), and Apa *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080); datable to the 5th century.
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posted on 2018-08-17, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Laur. 2 36
In this document expenditures for meat intended for various saints' feasts are listed, among them are the feast of Stephen, of saint Apa Biktor, and of saint Apa Phoibammon still preserved.
Lines 1–7 of the document read as follows:
λό(γος) των κρέ[ω]ς·
ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πρωτομ̣(άρτυρος) κρ(έως) λι(τρῶν) γ (τάλαντα) υπ
̣ισ ̣ ̣ ̣ην κ̣ρ(έως) τῆς (αὐτῆς) ἑορτ(ῆς) λι(τρῶν) δ (τάλαντα) χη
ε̣ἰ̣[ς] τ̣ὴν ἑορτ(ὴν) τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἄπα Βίκτορ(ος) εἰς λόγ(ον) ἡμ̣ῶ̣[ν]
καὶ τῶν παίδ(ων) vac. ? λι(τρῶν) ε 𐅵 (τάλαντα) ωπ
̣ε̣ ̣ν̣ εἰς λόγ(ον) ἡμῶν ἀπελθ(όντων) εἰς τὰ τοῦ ἁγί(ου)
Ἄ̣[π]α̣ Φοιβ[(άμμωνος) ἐν τ]ῇ̣ ἑ̣ορτῇ τοῦ πρωτ(ομάρτυρος) λι(τρῶν) β (τάλαντα) τκ
'List of meat:
on the feast of the First Martyr, 3 pounds of meat, 480 talents;
… of meat of the same feast, 4 pounds of meat, 608 talents;
on the feast of saint Apa Biktor, for the account of us and of the children, 5 1/2 pounds, 880 talents
... for account of account of us, who went to the place(?) of saint Apa Phoibammon on the feast of the First Martyr, 2 pounds, 320 talents.'
(Text: R. Pintaudi; trans.: G. Schenle)
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In this document expenditures for meat intended for various saints' feasts are listed, among them are the feast of Stephen, of saint Apa Biktor, and of saint Apa Phoibammon still preserved.
Lines 1–7 of the document read as follows:
λό(γος) των κρέ[ω]ς·
ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πρωτομ̣(άρτυρος) κρ(έως) λι(τρῶν) γ (τάλαντα) υπ
̣ισ ̣ ̣ ̣ην κ̣ρ(έως) τῆς (αὐτῆς) ἑορτ(ῆς) λι(τρῶν) δ (τάλαντα) χη
ε̣ἰ̣[ς] τ̣ὴν ἑορτ(ὴν) τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἄπα Βίκτορ(ος) εἰς λόγ(ον) ἡμ̣ῶ̣[ν]
καὶ τῶν παίδ(ων) vac. ? λι(τρῶν) ε 𐅵 (τάλαντα) ωπ
̣ε̣ ̣ν̣ εἰς λόγ(ον) ἡμῶν ἀπελθ(όντων) εἰς τὰ τοῦ ἁγί(ου)
Ἄ̣[π]α̣ Φοιβ[(άμμωνος) ἐν τ]ῇ̣ ἑ̣ορτῇ τοῦ πρωτ(ομάρτυρος) λι(τρῶν) β (τάλαντα) τκ
'List of meat:
on the feast of the First Martyr, 3 pounds of meat, 480 talents;
… of meat of the same feast, 4 pounds of meat, 608 talents;
on the feast of saint Apa Biktor, for the account of us and of the children, 5 1/2 pounds, 880 talents
... for account of account of us, who went to the place(?) of saint Apa Phoibammon on the feast of the First Martyr, 2 pounds, 320 talents.'
(Text: R. Pintaudi; trans.: G. Schenle)
Full record with image available under:
https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.laur;2;36
History
Evidence ID
E06127Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030 Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080 Viktor, son of Romanos, martyr in Egypt : S00749Saint Name in Source
Ἄ̣[π]α̣ Φοιβ[(άμμων) Ἄπα ΒίκτωρRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
GreekEvidence not before
400Evidence not after
499Activity not before
400Activity not after
499Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast