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E06453: Greek Amulet from unknown Egyptian provenance referring to the intercessions of *George (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00259); datable to the 7th century.

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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by gschenke
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Reference to the intercessions of saint martyr George.

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Evidence ID

E06453

Saint Name

George, soldier and martyr : S00259

Type of Evidence

Liturgical texts - Amulets

Language

  • Greek

Evidence not before

600

Evidence not after

699

Activity not before

600

Activity not after

699

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

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

Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Bibliography

Text: Bilabel, F., Kiessling, E., and Rupprecht, H.-A., Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten, vol. 18 (Wiesbaden, 1993).

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