Coptic document from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), concerning the receipt of proceeds from land belonging to a confraternity dedicated to *Theodore (possibly soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480) and cultivated by a farmer who delivers the agreed amount of wheat for the confraternity; datable to the 8th c.
E04214
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.MoscowCopt. 1:
A receipt acknowledging the delivery of an agreed amount of wheat is issued to a farmer who has been working the land belonging to a confraternity dedicated to Theodore. The receipt is issued by a representative of the juridical body (dikaion) of the confraternity, likewise named Theodore.
⳨ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲡⲉⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ̣ ⲁ[ⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟ]-
ⲇⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ-
ⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟ̣ⲉ̣ⲉ ϫⲉ
ⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲫⲟ[ⲣ]ⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲉ-
[ⲧⲉⲓⲱϩⲉ] ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲕ̣ϫⲟ ⲛⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲉ σίτου (ἀ)ρτ(άβας) δ
[ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲟ]ⲡⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲓⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
[ϩⲛ ⲧⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡ]ⲉ ⲧⲁ ⲇⲱⲇⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲛⲇ(ⲓⲕⲧⲓ)ⲟ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲱⲣϫ
[ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲙⲛ] ⲧ̣ⲓ̣ⲁⲡⲟⲇⲓⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑⲉ-
[ⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲓ]ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲁⲡⲟⲇⲓⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ
[ⲥⲥⲏϩ ⲛⲙⲟⲥ ⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ] ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥ)ⲧ(ⲟⲥ) ⲛⲇⲓⲁ-
[ⲕⲟ(ⲛⲟⲥ) ⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲁⲡ]ⲟ(ⲇⲓⲝⲓⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ̣ ϯ̣ⲟ̣ [ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ] +
'The dikaion of the confraternity of saint [Apa] Theodore of Paouore, through me, Theodore, the oikonomos, I am writing to Shenoute, the farmer.
I have received and have been paid by you for the tribute from the measure of [land] which you are cultivating for us, which is four artabas of wheat, [with one] oipe [measure] for this same confraternity, [in this year] of the 12th indiction. For your security [then, I have drawn up] this receipt for you. I, Theodore, agree to this receipt as [it is written. I,] Sarapion, the most humble deacon, [I agree to this receipt] and act [as witness].'
Text: P.V. Jernstedt. Translation: G. Schenke.
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintHospital and other charitable institutions
Non Liturgical ActivityBequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Source
The papyrus document is housed in the Pushkin Museum in St Petersburg. Dated on palaeographical grounds.Bibliography
Text and Russian translation:Ernshtedt (Jernstedt), P.V., Koptskie teksty Gosudarstvennogo muzeia izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv imeni A.S. Pushkina (Leningrad, 1959), 9–11.
Gesa Schenke
25/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00480 | Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ̣ ⲁ[ⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟ]ⲇⲱⲣⲉ | Uncertain | S01362 | Theodoros the Sanctified, ascetic and follower of Pachomios, ob. 368. | ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ̣ ⲁ[ⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟ]ⲇⲱⲣⲉ | Uncertain |
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