Greek order for wine, from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), issued by a church to a steward of an institution dedicated to Apa *Philoxenos (saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos, S00443); dated 24 January 487.
Evidence ID
E02309
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Oxy. 16 1950:
An order for payment issued by a church to a steward (pronoetes) of Apa Philoxenos, to deliver to an assistant in the office of the exactor 4 double jars of wine for the festival of Tybi.
Line 1 reads as follows:
☧ ἡ ἁγία ἐκκλ(ησία(?)) τῷ εὐλαβ(εστάτῳ) Σερήνῳ πρ(εσβυτέρῳ) πρ(ονοητῇ) ἄπα Φιλοξένου.
'The holy church to the most pious Serenos, presbyter (and) pronoetes of Apa Philoxenos.'
Summary and 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;1950
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The papyrus document was found at Oxyrhynchos and is now housed in the Sackler Library at Oxford.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), 218.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
7/2/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00443 | Philoxenos, saint with cult at Oxyrhynchos | ἄπα Φιλόξενος | Certain |
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