Coptic rent contract from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) for parts of a house facing a 'street of Apa Gabriel', probably named after a church or monastery of *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E01923
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Lease or rental document
CPR 4 114, lines 3–4
ⲉϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉ̣ϩⲣ̣[ⲩ]ⲙ̣ⲏ̣ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ
'… to the north onto the street of Apa Gabriel …'
For a complete record of the document see:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;114
Places Named after Saint
Gates, bridges and roads
Source
Papyrus document from Hermopolis, housed at the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
See the same street mentioned in CPR 4 115, E02076.Bibliography
Text:http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;114
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 423.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
12/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00192 | Gabriel, the Archangel | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ | Uncertain |
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