Greek record of payments for building materials, such as sand and marble, from the region of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), mentioning among public baths and a fountain, an institution dedicated to *Kosmas and Damianos (brothers, physicians martyrs of Syria, S00385); datable to the 6th/ 7th century.
Evidence ID
E02165
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
CPR 9 69, lines 1–4:
λό(γος) κονίας
οὕ(τως)
δ(ιὰ) Γεωργίου λό(γῳ) τοῦ ἁγίου Κοσμᾶ (καὶ) Δαμιανοῦ ἀρ(τάβαι) ε
(καὶ) ὁμοί(ως) μαρμάρ(ου) α ̣ρδ( ) β
'List of building sand as follows:
through George for the account of saint Kosmas and Damianos: 5 artabas,
and likewise of marble: two artabas (?).'
Text and German translation: W.C. Till
English translation: G. Schenke
A full record of the document complete with image is available at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;9;69
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
The papyrus P.Vindob. G 25919 belongs to the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document has been dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
Whether this was a church or a monastery dedicated to the saints remains unclear.Bibliography
Edition:Diethart, J.M., Corpus Papyrorum Raineri vol. 9, Griechische Texte 6 (Vienna, 1984), 88–90.
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 | S00385 | Kosmas and Damianos, brothers, physician martyrs of Syria | Κοσμᾶς (καὶ) Δαμιανός | Certain |
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