Coptic ostracon from the area of Hermonthis (Upper Egypt) with an invocation to Apa *Pesynthios (probably Pisenthios, ascetic and bishop of Koptos, ob. 632, S00057); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05970
Type of Evidence
Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spells
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
O.Crum 25
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩ̣ⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ
‘Apa Pesynthios, bishop for our souls and our bodies!’
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum)
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
This ostracon is kept at the Cairo Museum, inv. 8135.Discussion
Bishop Pisenthios of Koptos is said to have taken refuge at monasteries on the mountain of Jeme during part of the Persian occupation (619–629).Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund, the Cairo Museum and Others (London, 1902), 7 and 8.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
20/7/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00057 | Pisenthios/Pesenthios, ascetic and bishop of Koptos, ob. 632 | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩ̣ⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ | Uncertain |
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