Greek document from Syene /Aswan (Upper Egypt), concerning the sale of shares of houses, mentioning a shrine (topos) of the martyr Apa *Viktor (martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749) and a quarter of the town named after him, dated 6 March 594.
Evidence ID
E04328
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Sale document
P.Lond 5 1733:
This document is a sale of shares of houses stating their exact location.
Lines 24–25 read as follows:
ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς Συήνης περὶ τὸ νότινονμέρος τοῦ Φρουρίου
καὶ περὶ λα̣ύραν τοῦ ἁγίου ἀθλοφόρου Ἄπα Βίκτορος μάρτυρος
'… lying in the same Syene in the southern part of the fortress and in the Quarter of Saint Apa Viktor, triumphant martyr. '
Line 36 reads:
βορρᾶ τοῦ ἁγίου τόπου Ἄπα Βίκτορος μάρτυρος
'… on the north (the site) of the shrine of the martyr Apa Viktor'
(Text: H. I. Bell; trans.: Pap.Eleph.Eng. (1996) D49)
For a complete record of the document see:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;5;1733
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Places Named after Saint
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - independent (church)
Places Named after SaintTowns, villages, districts and fortresses
Source
London, British Library Pap 1798.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 | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Ἄπα Βίκτωρ | Certain |
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