Coptic fiscal document from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt) mentioning three districts of the city named after saints, the district of *Enoch (probably the Old Testament patriarch, S00762), the district of *Viktor (probably the Egyptian martyr, son of Romanos, S00749), and the district of *Philotheos (probably the child martyr of Antioch, S00878); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04326
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Fiscal document
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Lond 4 1572
These districts are repeated many times in this document, followed by people making payments:
μερ(ί)τ(ος) ἁγίου Ενωχ
‘Of the district of saint Enoch:’
μερ(ί)τ(ος) ἁγίου Βίκτωρ
‘Of the district of saint Viktor:’
μερ(ί)τ(ος) ἁγίου Φιλοθ(έου)
‘Of the district of saint Philotheos:’
Text: W. E. Crum.
Translation: G. Schenke.
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintTowns, villages, districts and fortresses
Source
The papyrus document Or. 6216 is kept at the British Library in London.Discussion
For other documents testifying to districts, or institutions, of Aphrodito named after saints Viktor, Philotheos or Enoch: E04310, E04314 and E04324.Enoch could be the Old Testament patriarch; but, outside the Holy Land, Old Testament figures were rarely the subject of church dedications in our period; so he may have been a local martyr or holy man.
Bibliography
Text:Bell, H.I., and Crum, W.E., Greek Papyri in the British Museum. London IV: The Aphrodito Papyri (London, 1910), 488–490.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
9/1/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Βίκτωρ | Uncertain | S00762 | Enoch, Old Testament patriarch | Ενωχ | Uncertain | S00878 | Philotheos, child martyr of Antioch | Φιλόθ(εος) | Uncertain |
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