Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with an funerary inscription, mentioning the monastery of Apa *Stephen (presumably Stephen, the First Martyr, S00030) at the city of Ape (Upper Egpyt); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E05994
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
O.Crum 491
+ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧⲉ]
ⲛⲓϩⲁⲣⲁⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ [?]
ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
{ⲙ}ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ[ⲓ]
[ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁ[ⲥⲉ]
[ⲛⲉⲡ]ⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲟⲙ[ⲡⲉ]
'God, my God! Niharau, the son of […] (or Niharau, (the son of) Pshere), from the holy topos of Apa Stephanos at the city of Ape. He has departed on day 16 of (the month) Epiph in the year …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Places Named after Saint
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Source
This ostracon is kept at the British Museum in London, inv. 32917.Discussion
For a church of Apa Stephen at Ape see E02467.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 80 and 83. = O.Crum
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
4/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ | Uncertain |
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