Papyrus from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) with Greek and Coptic scribal exercises, mentioning an oratory of Abba *Theodore 'Stratelates' (general and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00136); datable to the 8th century.
Evidence ID
E01146
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
CPR 4 34
The papyrus displays a large collection of Greek and Coptic model phrases for delivery contracts written by one and the same scribe.
CPR 4 34,41–42:
[δίκαιο]ν εὐαγοῦς εὐκτηρίου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ ἀθρηφόρου καὶ στρατηλάτου ἄββ[α] Θ[εοδ]ώρου τ[ῶν ἀγο]ραίον
'… the [dikaion?] of the sacred oratory (eukterion) of the saint and prize-bearer (ἀθλοφόρου) and stratelates Abba Theodore [of those] on the agora.'
Text: Till 1958.
Translation: G. Schenke.
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - independent (church)
Cult building - dependent (chapel, baptistery, etc.)
Source
CPR 4 34 is a fragmentary papyrus belonging to the Papyrus Collection in Vienna, inv. K 4912B. The handwriting of the document has been dated to the 8th century.Discussion
The fact that phrases involving an oratory of Abba Theodore Stratelates were practised, suggests that this oratory was the addressee of multiple contracts and other written documents and therefore much involved in economic matters, an aspect to which its location 'on the market place' likewise points.Bibliography
Editions:Till, W.C., Corpus Papyrorum Raineri IV (CPR IV): Die koptischen Rechtsurkunden der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, 1958), 39–42.
Harrauer, H., and Sijpesteijn, P.J., Neue Texte aus dem antiken Unterricht (Vienna, 1985), 102–103.
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 96-100, 423.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
23/2/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00136 | Theodore 'Stratelates', general and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | Θ[εοδ]ώρ | Certain | S00480 | Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | Θ[εοδ]ώρ | Certain |
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