Coptic agreement from Hermopolis/Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt) acknowledged by a presbyter, concerning the supervision of the clergy at the 'place' of *Kollouthos (physician and martyr, S00641) and the running of the 'place' in general, making a reference also to *Theodore (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480); datable to the 6th/7th century.
Evidence ID
E04260
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Other private document
P.Ryl.Copt. 153
In this fragmentary document, a presbyter named Theodosios acknowledges his agreement to conditions laid out concerning the handling and supervision of a ‘place’, seemingly a shrine, dedicated to saint Kollouthos. Besides the clergy of this institution, also precious metal objects are mentioned. The agreement to oversee this holy place seems to be a lifelong arrangement.
Lines 4 and 6 read as follows:
]ⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲑⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱϩ ⲟⲩⲇ[ⲉ
ⲫ]ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲁϩ
‘] for the clergy of the place of saint Kollouthos, whether a bronze vessel, or [
] saint Theodore, at my death and during my life.’
(Text and trans.: W. E. Crum)
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityOath
Source
The papyrus document is housed at the collection of the John Rylands Library in Manchester. The dating is on palaeographical grounds.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the Collection of the John Rylands Library (Manchester, 1909), 78–79.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
31/10/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00480 | Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | ⲫ]ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣ | Uncertain | S00641 | Kollouthos, physician and martyr of Antinoopolis | ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲑⲉ | Certain |
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