Greek list from the city of Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), presenting festal payments expected from various churches and shrines, most of them dedicated to saints, including *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), *Ioustos/Justus (saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynkos, S01172), *John the Baptist (S00020), *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073), *Thekla (probably the follower of Apostle Paul, S00092), *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Neilos (perhaps the martyr of Alexandria, S00405), *Viktor (, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), possibly *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192), *Philoxenos (saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos, S00443), and *Ioulianos/Julianus (probably the martyr of Cilicia, buried at Antioch or in Egypt, S00305); datable to the 5th c.
E00741
Documentary texts - List
P.Oxy. 67 4617:
In this list of festal payments, the name of the institution is followed by amounts of money.
† γνῶσ(ις) ἑορτικ(ῶν) οὕ(τως)
χρεω̣[ -ca.?- ]
／ ἐκκλ(ησία) νοτίν(η) (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
ἐκκλ(ησία) Μαρτυρίου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
ἐκκλ(ησία) Παρὰ Ποταμ(ὸν) (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ] 5
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Στεφάνου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰούστου (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰωάννου Βαπ̣τ̣(ιστοῦ) (δηναρίων) [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Μηνᾶ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τῆς ἁγί(ας) Θέκλας [ -ca.?- ] 10
τῆς ἁγί(ας) Εὐφήμιας (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Νίλου [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) (δηναρίων) [ -ca.?- ]
μον(αστήριον) Λ[α]μάσωνος (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τῆς ἁγί(ας) Μ[ -ca.?- ] 15
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Γαβ̣[ριὴλ -ca.?- ]
[ . . . . . . . . . ] . [ -ca.?- ] 17
τ[οῦ ἁγ]ί(ου) Φιλ̣ο̣ξ̣έ̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰο̣υ̣λι̣α̣νοῦ (δηναρίων) (μυριάδες) [ -ca.?- ]
[ . . . . . . . . ] . [-ca.?-] 20
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'List of festal payments as follows:
still outstanding (?):
South Church (den. myr.) […
Church of Martyrios (den. myr.) […
(5) Church by the River (den. myr.) […
St Stephanos (den. myr.) […
St Ioustos (den. myr.) […
St John the Baptist (den.) […
St Menas (den. myr.) […
(10) St Thekla […
St Euphemia (den. myr.) […
St Neilos […
St Viktor (den.) […
Monastery of Lamason (den. myr.) […
(15) St Mary (?) […
St Gabriel […
. . . . .
St Philoxenos (den. myr.) […
St Ioulianos (den. myr.) […
. . . . . "
Text and translation: G. Schmelz
The full text with image is available online at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;67;4617/
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The papyrus P.Oxy. 67 4617 is located at Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms, 84/60. The dating of the text rests on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
This list of payments offers the names of sixteen religious institutions, three of them explicitly churches, named according to their location (South Church, Church by the River) or by its founder (church of Martyrios). The other twelve institutions listed are dedicated to saints, but not explicitly called churches, while one is a monastery named after its founder. According to the editor, these seem to be payments expected to be made by these institutions, rather than to be received by them.For a similar list of churches, also from Oxyrhynchos, see E02123.
Bibliography
Edition:Schmelz, G., "P.Oxy. 67 4617 "List of Festal Payments"," in: R.A. Coles (ed.), The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. LXVII (London, 2001), 241–245.
Gesa Schenke
29/9/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00017 | Euphemia, martyr of Chalcedon | Εὐφήμια | Certain | S00020 | John the Baptist | Ἰωάννης | Certain | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Στέφανος | Certain | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Μ[αρία] | Certain | S00073 | Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena | Μηνᾶς | Certain | S00092 | Thekla, follower of the Apostle Paul | Θέκλα | Uncertain | S00192 | Gabriel, the Archangel | Γαβ[ριήλ] | Certain | S00305 | Ioulianos, martyr of Cilicia, buried at Antioch or in Egypt | Ἰουλιανός | Uncertain | S00405 | Neilos/Nilos, martyr of Alexandria | Νῖλος | Uncertain | S00443 | Philoxenos, saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos | Φιλόξενος | Certain | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Β[ίκ]τωρ | Uncertain | S00777 | Thekla, martyr from Assiut | Θέκλα | Uncertain | S01172 | Ioustos, saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos | Ἰούστος | Uncertain |
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