E06129: Greek order for delivery of wine from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt) mentioning amounts of wine to be given as offerings to *Theonas (S02299); dated 17 September 557 or 572.

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posted on 2018-08-17, 00:00 authored by gschenke

P.Laur. 4 178 In this document, ten measures of wine are ordered to be delivered to saint Theonas. Lines 2–4 read as follows: παράσχου τῶ̣ι̣ ἁγί(ῳ) Θεωνᾷ (ὑπὲρ) προσφωρᾶς ἐ̣π̣ὶ ἕκτης ἰνδ(ικτίονος) οἴνου διπλ(ᾶ) δ[έ]κα 'Deliver to saint Theonas for offerings in the sixth indiction year, ten double-jars of wine.' (Text: R. Pintaudi; trans.: G. Schenke) Full record available under: https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.laur;4;178

History

Evidence ID

E06129

Saint Name

Theonas, saint with cult in Oxyrhynchos : S02299

Saint Name in Source

Θεωνᾶς

Related Saint Records

https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Theonas_saint_with_cult_in_Oxyrhynchos/13735543

Type of Evidence

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

Language

Greek

Evidence not before

550

Evidence not after

599

Activity not before

550

Activity not after

599

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Oxyrhynchos

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

Oxyrhynchos Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - unspecified

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Bequests, donations, gifts and offerings

Source

The papyrus document PL III 518 is kept at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Pintaudi, R., Dai Papiri della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana vol. 4 (Pap.Flor. IV; Florence, 1983).