Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a list of corn and artabas mentioning the place of *Kyriakos/Kyrikos (presumably the child martyr of Tarsus, S00007) as a recipient; datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05990
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Documentary texts - List
O.Crum 462v
Line 5 of the account on the reverse mentions the place of saint Kyriakos:
ⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟ[ⲥ]
'place of Kyri(a)kos'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult PlacesMonastery
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Church
Source
This ostracon is kept at the Museum in Cairo, inv. 8150.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 43 and 76. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
3/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00007 | Kyrikos/Cyricus and Ioulitta/Julitta, child and his mother, martyrs of Tarsus | ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟ[ⲥ] | Uncertain |
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