E06819: Coptic funerary stela presumably from Sinnuris in the Fayum invoking a long list of saints, among them the martyrs *Viktor (son of Romanos, S00749), *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), and *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073); datable to the 7th–9th century.
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posted on 2018-10-10, 00:00 authored by gschenkeUC 16852
The invocation of 'all the saint who have fulfilled the will of God' is made on behalf of the deceased, a man referred to as Papa Ioannes from Sinnuris,
Text, translation and commentary available at:
https://www.academia.edu/33861876/_A_New_Coptic_Epitaph_from_the_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology._Bulletin_of_the_American_Society_of_Papyrologists_53_2016_223-232_with_Lincoln_H._Blumell_
The invocation of 'all the saint who have fulfilled the will of God' is made on behalf of the deceased, a man referred to as Papa Ioannes from Sinnuris,
Text, translation and commentary available at:
https://www.academia.edu/33861876/_A_New_Coptic_Epitaph_from_the_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology._Bulletin_of_the_American_Society_of_Papyrologists_53_2016_223-232_with_Lincoln_H._Blumell_
History
Evidence ID
E06819Saint Name
Viktor, son of Romanos, martyr in Egypt : S00749 Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080 George, soldier and martyr : S00259 Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena : S00073Related Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Menas_soldier_and_martyr_buried_at_Abu_Mena/13729309
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Phoibammon_soldier_and_martyr_of_Assiut/13729330
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Viktor_son_of_Romanos_martyr_of_Egypt_and_companion_martyrs/13731070
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/George_soldier_and_martyr_and_Companions/13729822
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Coptic
