Coptic joint funerary inscription on marble most likely from the necropolis of the monastery of Apa Ieremias at Saqqara (Lower Egypt) with an invocation to the typical group of saints celebrated at Saqqara: *Ieremias, Enoch and Sibylla (saints of Saqqara, S00773), the Archangels *Michael and *Gabriel (S00181 and S00192),*Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Adam and Zoe/Eve (the first man and woman, S00772), *Apollo, Phib and Anoup (monks and monastic founders, S00774), and other holy men; possibly of the 8th/9th century.
E01249
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
KSB 1 790
+ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ-
ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲛ-
ⲱⲭ ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ-
ⲗ ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲙⲁ
ⲥⲓⲃⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱ-
ⲧ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲇⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ
ⲍⲱⲏ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲱ-
ⲗⲱ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲃ ⲁⲡ-
ⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙ-
ⲁⲕⲁⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩ-
ⲗⲉ ⲡⲣⲉⲙⲇⲁⲙⲙⲁ-
ϩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϣⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲉ-
ⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲩ-
ⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲱⲓⲥⲏ-
ⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ-
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲣ-
ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ
ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ
ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ
ⲙⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲥ-
ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲥϥ
'Father, Son, (and) Holy Spirit. Apa Ieremias, Apa Enoch, saint Michael, saint Gabriel, saint Mary, Ama Sibylla, our father Adam, our mother Zoe, Apa Apollo, Apa Phib, Apa Anoup, Apa Makare, Apa Paule, the man of Tamma, Apa Pshoi of Ieremias, Apa Sourous, Apa Moses and all his holy brethren! Have mercy on the soul of Papa Ieremias who has gone to rest on day 16 of the month Tybi. Brother Andrew, his brother ….'
Translation: G. Schenke
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
The limestone stele belongs to the Museum Boulaq in Cairo.Discussion
Apa Jeremias, Apa Enoch, and Ama Sibylla are frequently referred to as the Saqqara triad of saints. For the typical features and similarities in the invocation with other burial inscriptions from Saqqara see E01247. For similarities in the invocation to burial inscription from Bawit see E01250–E01251 and E01302. The invocation in lines 1–18 takes far more room than the details concerning the deceased, lines 19–23.Bibliography
Edition:Hasitzka, M.R.M., Koptisches Sammelbuch I (KSB I) (Vienna, 1993), 265–266.
Gesa Schenke
7/4/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ | Certain | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ | Certain | S00192 | Gabriel, the Archangel | ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ | Certain | S00772 | Adam and Zoe/Eve, the first man and woman | ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ, ⲇⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲍⲱⲏ (ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲍⲱⲏ) | Certain | S00773 | Ieremias, Enoch and Sibylla, saints of Saqqara | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ, ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ, ⲁⲙⲁ ⲥⲓⲃⲩⲗⲗⲁ | Certain | S00774 | Apollo, Phib, and Anoup, monks and monastic founders | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲱⲗⲱ, ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲃ, ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ | Certain | S01584 | Sourous, Apa Sourous, superior and holy man at the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲥ | Certain |
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