E06451: Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of Apa *Bane (S01696), Apa *Jule/Apaioule (S00736), Apa *Panodoros (S02732), Apa *Phib (S00774), Apa *Apollo (S00160), Apa *Sors (S02733), and Apa *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by gschenkeSB 18 13140
This seems to be a calendar of feast days for ascetic saints, though some remain difficult to identify with certainty.
Ἄπα Βάνι Χοιὰκ ιδ
Ἄπα Ἰωλε Παῦνι ιβ̣
Ἄπα <Πα>νόδωρος
Ἄπα Φειβ
Ἄπα Ἀπολλω Μεχεὶρ ε
Ἄπα Σορς Μεχ̣εὶρ ιδ
Ἄπα Π̣εβη Μεχεὶρ ιζ
Ἄ̣π̣α̣ ̣ ̣[ - - - - ] κ̣α
[ - - -- ] ̣ κϛ̣
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
'Apa Bane: Choiak 14 (10 December)
Apa Ioule: Pauni 12 (6 June)
Apa ‹Pa›nodoros
Apa Phib
Apa Apollo: Mecheir 5 (30 January)
Apa Sors: Mecheir 14 (8 February)
Apa Pebe: Mecheir 17 (11 February)
Apa [..... ....] 21
[.... ..... .....] 26'
(Text and trans.: J. Gascou)
A complete record of the text can be found at:
http://www.papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;18;13140
This seems to be a calendar of feast days for ascetic saints, though some remain difficult to identify with certainty.
Ἄπα Βάνι Χοιὰκ ιδ
Ἄπα Ἰωλε Παῦνι ιβ̣
Ἄπα <Πα>νόδωρος
Ἄπα Φειβ
Ἄπα Ἀπολλω Μεχεὶρ ε
Ἄπα Σορς Μεχ̣εὶρ ιδ
Ἄπα Π̣εβη Μεχεὶρ ιζ
Ἄ̣π̣α̣ ̣ ̣[ - - - - ] κ̣α
[ - - -- ] ̣ κϛ̣
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
'Apa Bane: Choiak 14 (10 December)
Apa Ioule: Pauni 12 (6 June)
Apa ‹Pa›nodoros
Apa Phib
Apa Apollo: Mecheir 5 (30 January)
Apa Sors: Mecheir 14 (8 February)
Apa Pebe: Mecheir 17 (11 February)
Apa [..... ....] 21
[.... ..... .....] 26'
(Text and trans.: J. Gascou)
A complete record of the text can be found at:
http://www.papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;18;13140
History
Evidence ID
E06451Saint Name
Bane, Apa Bane, abbot : S01696 Apollo, founder of the monastery at Bawit, 4th c. : S00160 Apaioule, anchorite, ascetic and monachos near Hnes/Herakleopolis (ob. 303–311) : S00736 Apollo, Phib, and Anoup : S00774 Panodoros, Apa Panodoros : S02732Saint Name in Source
Ἄπα Βάνι Ἄπα Ἀπολλω Ἄπα Ἰωλε Ἄπα Φειβ Ἄπα <Πα>νόδωρος Ἄπα Σορς Ἄπα Π̣εβηRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Pebe_Apa_Pebe/13737178
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Apollo_founder_of_the_monastery_at_Bawit_4th_c_/13729561
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Panodoros_Apa_Panodoros/13737166
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Bane_Apa_Bane_abbot/13733713
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Apollo_Phib_and_Anoup_monks_and_monastic_founders/13731145
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Sors_Apa_Sors/13737172
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Apaioule_anchorite_ascetic_and_monachos_near_Hnes_Herakleopolis_ob_303_311_/13731034
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Liturgical texts - Calendars and martyrologiesLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
500Evidence not after
699Activity not before
500Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
