Greek receipt for a payment in wine, mentioning an institution dedicated to *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier martyr of Assiut, S00080), from Arsinoe (Fayum); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E01917
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
BGU 2 694 (SPP 8 1152), line 3–4
ὑ(πὲρ) συνηθί(ας) τῶ(ν) β πόσε(ων) τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Φοιβάμμων(ος)
'… for the custom of the 2 drinks of the holy Phoibammon …'
For a full record of the document see: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/stud.pal;8;1152
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
Papyrus document from Arsinoe, housed at the papyrus collection in Berlin. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
This is a, so far, a unique expression, perhaps suggesting a particular ritual of wine consumption with respect to the saint.Bibliography
Text:http://papyri.info/ddbdp/stud.pal;8;1152
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 420.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
11/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | Φοιβάμμων | Uncertain |
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