Greek payment of oil, from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), to a presbyter of a martyr shrine of *Ioustos (saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos, S01172); datable to the 5th century.
Evidence ID
E02292
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Oxy. 10 1311
This short note does not make it clear whether the payment is intended for the presbyter personally, or as a donation to the saint's martyr shrine.
The text runs as follows:
εἰς τὸ ἔλαιον τοῦ ἀποτακτῆρ(ος(?)) Ἀνιανός πρ(εσβυτέρου) μαρτυρ(ίου) Ἄπα Ἰούστου
'For the oil of … Anianos, presbyter of the martyr shrine (martyrion) of Apa Ioustos.'
Text: B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt
Translation: G.Schenke
A complete record of the text can be found at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;10;1311
Cult Places
Martyr shrine (martyrion, bet sāhedwātā, etc.)
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The document is housed at Newton Centre, Andover Newton Theological School, P. Oxy. 1311, and has been dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
For this martyrion of Ioustos, see also E02232. The fact that Ioustos had a martyrion at Oxyrrhynchos suggests he was a local martyr (though martyria are also documented away from the principal place of burial of a saint).Bibliography
Edition:B. P. Grenfell, B.P., and Hunt, A.S., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. X, Published by the Egypt Exploration Society in Graeco-Roman Memoirs (London, 1914), 258.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
30/1/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S01172 | Ioustos, saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos | Ἄπα Ἰοῦστος | Uncertain |
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