E07051: Coptic account of *Eudoxia (fictive sister of Constantine, S02742) and her mission to discover the tomb of Christ following the accession of Constantine, mentioning the help of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), possibly from the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist near Abydos (Upper Egypt); written most likely in the 7th century. Skeleton entry
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posted on 2018-11-02, 00:00authored bygschenke
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History
Evidence ID
E07051
Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181
Eudoxia, fictive sister of Constantine I : S02742
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related texts
Language
Coptic
Evidence not before
600
Evidence not after
900
Activity not before
306
Activity not after
337
Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica
Place of Evidence - City, village, etc
Abydos
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Abydos
Hermopolis
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Ashmunein
Hermopolis
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Composing and translating saint-related texts
Source
The papyrus codex kept at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Museo Egizio di Torino, Cat. 63.000, Cod. Ib, glasses 10v–41r.
Bibliography
Text and translation:
Orlandi, T., Pearson, B.A., and Drake, H.A., Eudoxia and the Holy Sepulchre: A Constantinian Legend in Coptic (Testi e documenti per lo studio dell’antichita 67; Milan, 1980).