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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, 00:00 authored by dlambert
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

History

Evidence ID

E06142

Saint Name

Viktor, son of Romanos, martyr in Egypt : S00749

Saint Name in Source

Βίκτωρ

Type of Evidence

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).

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