E07054: Coptic Life of the monk Apa *Phib (S00774) attributed to Papohe, a disciple of Apa Apollo, giving his feast day as 22 October, from the monastery of the Merkurios near Edfu (Upper Egypt); written presumably in the early 5th century. Skeleton entry

online resource

posted on 2018-11-02, 00:00 authored by gschenke

We have not examined this text in detail.

Ed. Orlandi, p. 20, line 1–4:

ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲡⲟϩⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ
ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲉ

‘The Life of our fatherly saint Apa Phiph, the holy anchorite, as related by Papohe, the disciple of Apa Apollo, the blessed perfect one. The blessed Apa Phiph went to rest on day 25 of the month Phaophi (22 October).’

(Text: T. Orlandi; trans. G. Schenke)

History

Evidence ID

E07054

Saint Name

Apollo, Phib, and Anoup : S00774

Saint Name in Source

ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ

Related Saint Records

https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Apollo_Phib_and_Anoup_monks_and_monastic_founders/13731145

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

Language

Coptic

Evidence not before

400

Evidence not after

994

Activity not before

400

Activity not after

994

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Hamouli

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

Hamouli Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - monastic

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Source

The text forms part of the Pierpont Morgan Codex M 633, housed in the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The colophon gives the year of production as AD 994.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Orlando, T., and Campagnano, A., Vite dei Monaci Phif e Longino (Testi e documenti per lo studio dell’antichita 51; Milan, 1975), 11–37.