Greek document from Babylon (Heliopolites) acknowledging the receipt of a payment from a man/monk associated with *Sourous (possibly S01584); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04329
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Other private document
P.Lond 5 1754
In this document of the early Arab period the receipt of a particular payment is acknowledged. The payment was made by a monk named Samuel of the monastery of Sourous.
In lines 1–2 one reads:
ἔσ̣χα(μεν) πα(ρ)ʼ ὑμῶν Τζαμουλ ἀπὸ Ἁγίου Σουροῦ
'… we have received from you, Samuel from (the monastery) of saint Sourous, …'
(Text: H. I. Bell; trans.: G. Schenke)
For a complete record of the document see:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;5;1754
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - monastic
Source
London, British Library Pap 1654.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 | S01584 | Sourous, Apa Sourous, superior and holy man at the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme | Σουροῦς | Uncertain |
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