Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with the agreement of a newly ordained deacon to serve well at a shrine dedicated to *George (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00259); datable around the year 600.
E05972
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Documentary texts - Other private document
O.Crum 32
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟ[ⲕ] ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ-
ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ]
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲧⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛ-
ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲩⲉ ⟨ⲉ⟩ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡ-
ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣ-
ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲗⲁⲝ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ϯϣⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
'I am Georgios (son of) Joseph who writes to Apa Abraham, the bishop. Since my father has asked you to have you ordain me as deacon for the place of saint George, I am now ready to guard the regulations, which you will give me in accordance with my authority. Furthermore, (I am now ready) to attend to the altar of God according to the laws of God.
I, Georgios (son of) Joseph, I assent to this tablet (ostracon).
I, Ioannes, the deacon, I act as guarantor for him.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintChurch
Source
This ostracon is kept at the British Museum in London, inv. 32813.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 9 and 10. = O.Crum
German translation:
Till, W.C., Die Koptischen Rechtsurkunden aus Theben (Vienna, 1964), 42.
Gesa Schenke
25/7/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00259 | George, soldier and martyr, and Companions | ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ] | Uncertain |
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