Coptic ostracon from Hermonthis (Upper Egypt), with an invocation to saints (unnamed, S00518) to entreat the Lord for mercy; datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04140
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spells
KOW 444:
Only the beginning of this invocation is preserved, uttered by a monk, addressing a group of unspecified saints.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ
ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ
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‘I am the most humble sinner. Pray for me, (you) Saints of God, so that the Lord shall have mercy [on me] …’
(Text: W. C. Till; trans.: G. Schenke)
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
The potsherds KO 316 and 377 are kept at the papyrus collection in Vienna. Its 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), 87.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
11/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00518 | Saints, unnamed | ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ | Certain |
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