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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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Greek account, from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), listing, among payments for various churches, one to a church of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181); dated to the year 590.

Evidence ID

E02315

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - List

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

P.Oxy. 19 2243a:

This is an account from the estate of the Apions, listing payments and income in money and wheat. Among the entries are many concerning expenses paid for village churches (lines 76–78), among which there is one dedicated to saint Michael, line 77:

εἰς τὸν Ἀρχάγ[γ]ε̣λ̣ον Μιχαὴλ (ἀρτάβαι) β νο̣(μίσματος) δ´ π(αρὰ) δ´

'To the Archangel Michael, 2 artabas, 1/4 of a solidus minus 1/4 .'


Summary and text: E. Lobel, E. P. Wegener, C. H. Roberts 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;19;2243A

Cult Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Non Liturgical Activity

Bequests, donations, gifts and offerings

Source

The document was found in Oxyrhynchos and is housed in the Sackler Library at Oxford.


Discussion

The entry is similar to the account P.Oxy. 16 1912, line 119, see E02304, and P.Oxy. 18 2195, line 88, see E02314.


Bibliography

Edition:
Lobel, E., Wegener, E.P., Roberts, C.H., and Bell, H.I., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri XIX, published by the Egypt Exploration Society in Graeco-Roman Memoirs (London, 1948).


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

8/2/2017

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00181Michael, the ArchangelΜιχαὴλCertain


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