Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a letter addressed to a monk of the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05981
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
O.Crum 232
This fragmentary letter addressed to Biktor, a monk of the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, deals with the payment of half a solidus for amounts of wine.
Lines 1–4 read as follows:
⳨ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛ[ⲉ] ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲙ[ⲟ]ⲛⲟ̣ⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ{ⲡⲁ} ⲫⲟ[ⲓⲃⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛ
‘First, I am greeting my brother Biktor, the monk of Apa Phoibammon.’
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult Places
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Source
This ostracon is kept at the British Museum in London, inv. 32883.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 43 and 60. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
1/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | ⲁⲡⲁ{ⲡⲁ} ⲫⲟ[ⲓⲃⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛ | Certain |
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