Coptic will from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentioning an institution dedicated to *Peter (presumably the Apostle, S00036); datable to the mid 8th c.
Evidence ID
E04035
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Will
Late antique original manuscripts - Leather fragment
P.KRU 73:
Of this document only the line beginnings are preserved. In line 18 a reference is made to saint Peter:
] ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
'] of saint Peter …'
(Text: W.E. Crum and G. Steindorff; Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
This fragmentary document, P. xcvii, is written on leather and belongs to the British Museum in London.Bibliography
Edition and Translation:Crum, W.E., and Steindorff, G., Koptische Rechtsurkunden des achten Jahrhunderts aus Djeme (Theben) (Leipzig, 1971), 232–234.
Till, W.C., Erbrechtliche Untersuchungen auf Grund der koptischen Urkunden (Vienna, 1954), 192–193 (German Translation).
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
25/9/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00036 | Peter, the Apostle | ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ | Uncertain |
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