Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a list of saints or rather institutions dedicated to saints, such as *Mary (presumably Mary, mother of Christ, S00033), Apa *Michael (presumably the Archangel, S00181), and Apa Biktor (possibly Viktor, son of Romanos, S00749), possibly also one to *Mena (presumably Menas, soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E05991
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Documentary texts - List
O.Crum 470:
This fragmentary document seems to offer a list of churches or monasteries, some dedicated to known saints, but the purpose of the list is lost.
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ
ⲡⲓⲱⲉ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲃⲣⲣⲉ
ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ?
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ
'Saint Mary
Apa Michael
The new washing (basin?)
Temame (? or the place/shrine of Menas?)
Apa Biktor'
(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. 33112.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 44 and 77. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
4/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ | Uncertain | S00073 | Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena | ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ? | Uncertain | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ | Uncertain | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ | Uncertain |
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