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Coptic ostracon from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt) with an invocation to, Ananias, Asarias and Michael, the *Three Hebrew Youths (of the Old Testament Book of Daniel, S01198); datable to the 7th/8th century.

Evidence ID

E04129

Type of Evidence

Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spells

Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd

KOW 20

The text of the ostracon is badly damaged, so that only two lines are readable on either side of the object.

Lines 4–5 read as follows:

ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲁ̣[ⲣⲓⲁⲥ]
ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ

‘… Ananias, Asarias,
Michael
…'


Reverse:


+ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲧ̣[ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ?
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥ̣ⲁⲙ̣ⲟⲩⲏⲗ̣

'Apa Patermoute (?),
Apa Samuel …’



Text: W. C. Till

Non Liturgical Activity

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Source

The limestone ostracon KO 240 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), 6.


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

10/10/2017

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S01198Three Hebrew Youths of the Old Testament Book of Danielⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲁ̣[ⲣⲓⲁⲥCertain


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