Greek account from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), listing income and expenditure, mentioning a payment to an institution dedicated to *Michael (the Archangel, S00181); datable to the 6th c., before the year 566.
Evidence ID
E02304
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Oxy. 16 1912
This document (part of the Apion Archive) lists the annual income and expenditure of large estates in wheat and money, dating prior to the year 566. Among the entries are many concerning expenses paid for village churches (lines 115–118), as well payments made to an institution dedicated to Michael, line 119:
εἰς τὸν ἅγι(ον) Μιχαήλιον (ἀρτάβαι) δ νο(μίσματος) γ´
'To saint Michael, 4 artabas, 1/3 of a solidus.'
Text: B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, and H. I. Bell
Translation: G. Schenke
A complete record of the document with images and bibliography can be found at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;16;1912
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The papyrus document, P.Cairo 10147, from Oxyrhynchos, is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.Bibliography
Edition:Grenfell, B.P., Hunt, A.S., and Bell, H.I., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri XVI, published by the Egypt Exploration Society in Graeco-Roman Memoirs (London, 1924), 157–167.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
3/2/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | Μιχαήλ | Certain |
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