Coptic letter from Koptos (Upper Egypt) involving bishop Pesynthios of Koptos, mentioning a district of the *Archangel (S00191); datable to the early 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05705
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Letter
O.CrumST 176
Line 2 of the fragmentary papyrus document reads as follows:
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲟⲓⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
‘… concerning the district of the Archangel.’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Places Named after Saint
Towns, villages, districts and fortresses
Source
The papyrus document is part of Pes 52 and kept at Cheltenham Phillipps Library.Bibliography
Text:Crum, W.E., Short Texts from Coptic Ostraca and Papyri (Oxford, 1921), 45.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
18/6/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00191 | Archangels, unnamed or name lost | ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ | Certain |
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