Coptic ostracon from Jeme (Upper Egypt) with a letter mentioning the oikonomos of an institution dedicated to *Ananias (bishop with cult at Jeme, S01224); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05978
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Documentary texts - Letter
O.Crum 212
In this letter concerning the sending of commodities, the oikonomos of an institution dedicated to Apa Ananias, most likely a monastery, is mentioned.
Line 7 reads as follows:
ⲡⲟⲓⲕ(ⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ
'the oikonomos of Apa Ananias'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Source
This ostracon is identified as EEF 71.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), p. 39 and 59. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
30/7/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S01224 | Ananias, bishop with cult at Jeme | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ | Certain |
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