Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a contract and surety, mentioning an institution dedicated to Apa *Petros (possibly the Apostle, S00036) at Pataubasten; datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05983
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
O.Crum 301
In this fragmentary document a monastery of Apa Petros seems to be mentioned. The scribe of the document for the men offering this surety, is Theodoros, the presbyter of the church or monastery of Apa Petros at Pataubasten, who also acts as a guarantor and a witness.
Line 5 reads as follows:
. . . . ⲏⲣⲓⲟ. ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ[ⲟⲥ
'monasterion?/eukterion? of Apa Petros.'
Lines 12–15 read as follows:
[ⲁⲛⲟⲕ] ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲩⲃⲁⲥ(ⲧⲛ?) ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ
'[I], Theodoros, presbyter of Apa Petros at Pataubasten, they have asked me and I have written for them.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult PlacesMonastery
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Church
Source
This ostracon is kept at the British Museum in London, inv. 33011.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), p. 33 and 54. = O.Crum
German translation:
Till, W.C., Die Koptischen Rechtsurkunden aus Theben (Vienna, 1964), 60.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
1/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00036 | Peter, the Apostle | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ | Certain |
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