Coptic ostracon from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt), mentioning the feast of Apa *Phoibammon (presumably soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04135
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
KOW 423
ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ̣[ⲙⲱⲛ
‘… until the feast of Apa Phoibammon.’
(Text: W. C. Till; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
The limestone ostracon KO 100 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), 86.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
10/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ̣[ⲙⲱⲛ | Certain |
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