Coptic document of unknown Egyptian provenance mentioning a charitable institution dedicated to *Michael (the Archangel, S00181); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E02160
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
CPR 4 195, line 2–5 (at the start of the text):
† ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ [ -ca.?- ]
ⲙ̣ⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣ϥ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉ̣ⲣⲅⲟⲣⲉ [ⲡⲇ]ⲓ̣ⲁⲧ̣ⲟⲭⲟⲥ
ⲙⲛ ⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲉ̣ⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲫ̣ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲟ̣ⲡⲟⲛ̣ⲟⲥ
ⲛⲡⲓⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣
'The dikaion of the charity (philopneion) of the archangel Michael […] at the house for the bishop, represented through you, Apa George, the diadochos, and Ammone, the archigeron, and the rest of the charitable labourers of the same charity, we are writing to the heirs … '
Text and German translation: W.C. Till
English translation: G. Schenke
A full record of this document can be found at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;195
Places Named after Saint
Hospital and other charitable institutions
Source
This fragmentary papyrus document K 5611 belongs to the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
The dikaion (committee) of the philoponeion of Michael is issuing this document to the heirs of a deceased man. The dikaion, if not the entire philoponeion seems to be located at a house of a bishop. Unfortunately, the actual content of the document following the formal introduction is largely lost.Bibliography
Text and translation:Till, W.C. Corpus Papyrorum Raineri IV (CPR IV): Die koptischen Rechtsurkunden der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, 1958), 177.
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 424.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
10/1/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ | Certain |
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