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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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Coptic ostracon from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt), inscribed with the names of Apa *Phoibamon (possibly the soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) and Apa *Salabinos (S01724), datable to the 7th/8th century.

Evidence ID

E04128

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Other private document

Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd

KOW 14

The context in which the saints appear remains unclear due to the fragmentary nature of this document.

ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ
ⲭⲁⲗⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲟ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲃⲓⲛⲟⲥ
ⲡⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣⲧⲩⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣

‘Saint Apa Phoibamon (son of?) Challane, saint Apa Salabinos, the martyr.’


(Text: W. C. Till, trans.: G. Schenke)

Non Liturgical Activity

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Source

The limestone ostracon KO 198 is kept at the papyrus collection in Vienna. The dating is based on palaeographical grounds.


Bibliography

Text and German translation:
Till, W.C., Die koptischen Ostraka der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Vienna: H. Böhlaus, 1960), 5.


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

10/10/2017

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00080Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiutⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ Uncertain
S01724Salabinos, Apa Salabinos, martyrⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲃⲓⲛⲟⲥCertain


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Gesa Schenke, Cult of Saints, E04128 - http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=E04128