Greek document from Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt) concerning the settlement of a family dispute, mentioning the church of Apa *Mark, the Evangelist (S00293), dated between 1 May 567 and 30 April 568.
Evidence ID
E04327
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Other private document
P.Lond 5 1708
The document is an arbitration in a family dispute concerning an inheritance. The church of Mark the Evangelist at the city of Antinoopolis is mentioned as a place where collected rent money for houses was counted.
Lines 165–166 read as follows:
ἐν τῷ πανσέπτῳ οἴκῳ
τοῦ ἁγίου εὐαγγελίστου τῆς πόλεως ταύτης Ἄπα Μάρκο(υ)
'… in the all holy house of Apa Markos, the holy Evangelist of this city.'
(Text: H. I. Bell; trans.: G. Schenke)
For a complete record of the document see:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;5;1708
Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Source
London, British Library Pap 1756 Ro.Bibliography
Text:Bell, H.I., Greek Papyri in the British Museum V (London, 1917).
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
14/12/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00293 | Mark the Evangelist | Ἄπα Μᾶρκο(ς) | Certain |
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