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Coptic acknowledgement of debt, from Herakleopolis/Hnes (Middle Egypt), mentioning a church of *John (presumably either the Baptist, S00020, or the Apostle and Evangelist; S00042); dated to the year 783/784.

Evidence ID

E02364

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Other private document

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

BKU 3 364

In this document, a man from Herakleopolis acknowledges his debt of two gold coins to a cleric of a church of John. The debt is to be paid back in kind after the following harvest.
Lines 3–4 read as follows:

ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲡⲁ [+ 5 ⲡ]ⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫ[ⲉ

'… I am writing to Apa […], the one of the church of saint John.'

Text and German translation: H. Satzinger
English translation: G. Schenke

Cult Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Source

The fragmentary papyrus document, P.Berol. inv. 22105, is housed at the papyrus collection in Berlin.

Bibliography

Edition and German translation:
Satzinger, H., Koptische Urkunden III, Ägyptische Urkunden aus den Staatlichen Museen Berlin (Berlin, 1968), 78–79.

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

14/2/2017

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00020	John the Baptist	ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ	Uncertain
S00042	John, the Apostle and Evangelist		Uncertain

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