Coptic document from Jeme (Upper Egypt) concerning the sale of a donkey, mentioning a man of an institution dedicated to Apa *Viktor (presumably Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749) as the seller of the animal; datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04200
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Sale document
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
O.Medin.Habu Copt. 80
In this document, a certain Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, most likely a monk of the monastery of Apa Viktor, writes to confirm the settlement of the sale of his donkey to Viktor son of Simon. He mentions the validity of the sale and a holy oath of the Christians (ⲁϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ).
Lines 2–3 of the document read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲉⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ
'I, Phoibamon of Apa Viktor, …'
(Text and trans.: E. Stefanski and M. Lichtheim, slightly modified)
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - monastic
Source
The ostracon MH 1090, now in the Museum in Cairo, is a fragment of red slip pottery. The dating is based on context and palaeography.Bibliography
Text and translation:Stefanski, E., and Lichtheim, M., Coptic Ostraca from Medinet Habu (Univ. of Chicago. Oriental Institute Publications 71; Chicago, 1952), 16.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
24/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ | Certain |
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