Coptic letter, from the monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mentioning *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the first half of the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E02442
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Mon.Epiph. 483
This is a fragmentary letter from Epiphanius mentioning a visit to saint Phoibammon, presumably the famous healing saint whose shrine was located nearby at the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme, at Deir el-Bahari.
Line 3 of fragment D reads as follows:
]ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲁ[ⲅ]ⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ[ⲙⲱ]ⲛ
'…] come to the saint Phoibammon …'
Text and translation: W. E. Crum, lightly modified
Cult PlacesCult building - monastic
Non Liturgical Activity
Cult building - monastic
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityVisiting graves and shrines
Source
Four papyrus fragments belonging to this letter have been found on the rubbish heaps at the monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes. They are now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, MMA 12.180.310. The text has been dated on palaeographical grounds.Bibliography
Edition and translation:Crum, W.E., and Evelyn White, H.G., The Monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes, Part II (The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition; New York, 1926), p. 107 (text), p. 277 (trans.).
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
5/3/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | ⲡϩⲁ[ⲅ]ⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ[ⲙⲱ]ⲛ | Uncertain |
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