E06142: Greek sale of parts of a house, from Syene (Upper Egypt), mentioning a district named after the oratory (eukterion) of *Viktor (presumably the son of Romanos, S00749); dated 30 May 585.
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posted on 2018-08-19, 00:00authored bydlambert
P.Münch. 1 9<br><br>The locations of various parts of property are described. In lines 36–37 an oratory of saint Biktor is mentioned:<br><br>οὔσης ἐν τῇ Συήνῃ περὶ τὸ νότινον μέρος το[ῦ] φρουρίου ἐπὶ λαύραν τοῦ εὐκτηρίου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ ἀθλοφόρου Βίκτορος<br><br>'… which is in Syene, in the southern part of the citadel, in the district of the oratory of the saint and prize bearer Biktor.'<br><br><br>(Text: D. Hagedorn; trans.: G. Schenke) <br><br>Full record available under:<br><br>https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.muench;1;9
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Sale document
Language
Greek
Evidence not before
585
Evidence not after
585
Activity not before
585
Activity not after
585
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Syene
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Syene
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Places
Oratory
Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
Other
Source
The document P. gr. 98 is kept at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich.
Bibliography
Text and translation:
Heisenberg, A., and Wenger, L., 2nd enl. ed. D. Hagedorn, Die Papyri der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München vol. 1, Byzantinische Papyri der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München (Stuttgart, 1986).