Coptic fragment from Bala’izah (Upper Egypt) mentioning the feast of a saint whose name is lost; datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E04410
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Other private document
P.Bal. 200
Only a very small fragment of this former papyrus document is preserved, seemingly advising a congregation to observe the feast of a particular saint.
Line 2 reads as follows:
…. ⲣ]ⲟ̣ⲓⲥ ⲛⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ […..
‘… keep the feast of saint Apa […’
(Text and trans.: P. E. Kahle, modified)
Festivals
Saint’s feast
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Bibliography
Text and Translation:Kahle, P.E., Bala'izah: Coptic Texts from Deir el-Bala'izah in Upper Egypt, 2 vols. (London, 1954), 630.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
27/11/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S01744 | Saints, name lost or very partially preserved | Certain |
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