Coptic ostracon from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentioning a presbyter of an institution dedicated to saint Pesamou (perhaps *Besamon, soldier and martyr of Egypt, Basilides, S00938); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04132
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
KOW 103
In this document concerning a money or tax payment, a priest of saint Pesamou at castron Jeme is mentioned.
Lines 6–8 read as follows:
ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲣⲓⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲅⲱⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲉ(ⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ(ⲟⲥ) ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲏⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ <ⲧⲁⲁϥ?> ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
‘In exchange for the tremis which Gregorios, the presbyter of saint Pesamou, the man of the castron (Jeme),
<gave?> to you … ’
(Text: W. C. Till, modified; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The potsherd KO 189 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), 28.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
10/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00938 | Besamon, soldier and martyr of Egypt | ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩ | Uncertain |
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