Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a letter addressed to the abbot of the monastery of *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the beginning of the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05987
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Documentary texts - Letter
O.Crum 332
The letter is addressed to Apa Biktor, the abbot of the monastery of Phoibammon.
Lines 1–5 of the document read as follows:
+ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϭⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗ(ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ) ⲛⲥⲟⲛ [ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲱⲥ [ⲛ]ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ
'Forgive me because I have not found papyrus (to write on). Give it to the most God pleasing brother, Apa Biktor, the proestos [of] 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. 32849.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 59 and 66. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
3/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ | Certain |
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