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E06812: Greek account book from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), listing institutions dedicated to *Kollouthos (physician and martyr of Antinoopolis, S00641), *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), and *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the beginning of the 7th century.

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posted on 2018-10-10, 00:00 authored by gschenke
P.Lond.Copt. I 1077 = BM 1077<br><br>τοῦ ἁγίου Κολλούθ(ου)<br><br>‘of saint Kollouthos’ <br><br>τοῦ ἁγίου Φοιβάμμ(ωνος)<br><br>‘of saint Phoibammon’ <br><br>τῆς ἁγίας Μαρίας<br><br>‘of saint Mary’ <br><br><br>(Text and trans. W. E. Crum)<br><br><br><br>

History

Evidence ID

E06812

Saint Name

Kollouthos, physician and martyr of Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt), ob. early 4th cent. : S00641 Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080 Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033

Saint Name in Source

Κολλοῦθ(ος) Φοιβάμμ(ων) Μαρία

Type of Evidence

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

Language

  • Greek

Evidence not before

600

Evidence not after

650

Activity not before

600

Activity not after

650

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Hermopolis

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

Hermopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - unspecified

Cult activities - Places Named after Saint

  • Monastery

Source

The papyrus document BM Or. 6048 is kept in the British Museum in London and was dated on palaeographical grounds.

Bibliography

Text and comments: Crum, W.E., Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum (P.Lond.Copt. I) (London, 1905), 452.

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