A Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah/Elias (probably the Old Testament prophet, S00217) 'on the mountain', presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), lists a papyrus manuscript containing 'an encomion by Apa Gregorios on Basileios', presumably the Oration on *Basil of Caesarea (S00780) by Gregory of Nyssa. List datable to the 7th/8th century.
E01737
Documentary texts - List
KSB 1.12
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia (E01733, E01737, E01738, E01740), Lives (E01732, E01733, E01734, E01736, E01741), and Martyrdoms (E01731, E01735, E01739, E01742, E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elias on the mountain.’
In line 88 is the entry:
ⲟⲩⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲣⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) ⲅⲉⲛⲟ[ⲩⲣ](ⲅⲓⲟⲥ)
'An Encomion by Apa Gregorios on Basileios, papyrus (χάρτης), new (καινούργιος).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.12
Translation: G. Schenke
Transmission, copying and reading saint-related texts
Source
The limestone ostracon belongs to the IFAO in Cairo, Inv. 13315, and is datable by its script to the 7th/8th century.Discussion
For this oration see E01808.Bibliography
Text:Hasitzka, M.R.M., Koptisches Sammelbuch (KSB), vol. 1 (Vienna, 1993), 9–12.
Gesa Schenke
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00217 | Elijah/Elias, Old Testament prophet | ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ | Uncertain | S00780 | Basil, bishop of Caesarea, ob. 379 | ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ | Certain |
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