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 the Life of *Makrina ('the Younger', ascetic of Pontus, S00899), presumably the Life written by Gregory of Nyssa; datable to the 7th/8th century.
E01741
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 100 is the entry:
ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲁ ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲣⲏⲅⲟ[ⲣ(ⲓⲟⲥ)] ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ)
'The Life of Makrina, the sister of Basileios and Gregor(ios), papyrus (χάρτης).’ [Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa were indeed the brothers of Makrina the Younger]
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.12
Translation: G. Schenke
Gesa Schenke
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity |
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S00217 | Elijah/Elias, Old Testament prophet | ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ | Uncertain |
S00899 | Makrina the Younger, ascetic of Pontus, ob. 379 | ⲙⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲁ | Certain |
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Gesa Schenke, Cult of Saints, E01741 - http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=E01741