Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a donation of a share of inherited land to the topos of Apa Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E05995
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation document
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd
O.Crum ad. 3
In this document, a man with ties to Jeme is donating his portion of inherited land which he owns jointly with his brother to the topos of Apa Phoibammon.
Lines 8–10 read as follows:
ⲉⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙ[ⲉⲣⲟⲥ] ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟ[ⲥ ⲛⲁⲡ]ⲁ ⲫ[ⲟⲓⲃ]ⲁⲙ[ⲱⲛ] ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲏϣⲉ
'… I am donating my share to the topos of Apa Phoibammon, which is its half …'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
Cult PlacesCult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Cult building - monastic
Cult building - dependent (chapel, baptistery, etc.)
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Church
Source
The ostracon belongs to the EEF.Bibliography
Text and translation:Crum, W.E., Coptic Ostraca from the Collections of the Egypt Exploration Fund (London, 1902), pp. 29 and 88. = O.Crum
German translation:
Till, W.C., Die Koptischen Rechtsurkunden aus Theben (Vienna, 1964), 68.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
4/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | ⲁⲡ]ⲁ ⲫ[ⲟⲓⲃ]ⲁⲙ[ⲱⲛ] | Certain |
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