E04365: Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) concerning the settlement of a dispute caused by an accidental discovery of valuables hidden in a jar on the mountain of Jeme and donated to a monk for his monastery, mentioning Apa *Paul, the anchorite, Apa * Petronios as being among the saints, as well as the topos of Apa *Phoibammon; dated to the year 711/712.
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posted on 2017-11-14, 00:00 authored by gschenkeCLT 5:<br><br>The beginning of the document fragmentary, lines 17–18 read as follows<br><br>ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ [ ] ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ [<br><br>‘…] who is among the saints […]Apa Paulos, the anchorite […’<br><br>Lines 29–30 read:<br><br>ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ <br><br>‘…] Apa Petronios, who is among the saints, …’<br><br>Lines 87–88 read:<br><br>ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ<br><br>‘… so that you would be willing and come to (the topos of) the saint Phoibammon.’<br><br><br>(Text and trans.: A. A. Schiller)<br>
History
Evidence ID
E04365Saint Name
Paulos the anchorite, monastic founder : S01654 Petronius monastic founder ? : S01655 Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
711Evidence not after
712Activity not before
711Activity not after
712Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
JemePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
