Greek receipt from Arsinoiton Polis (Fayum) concerning straw, mentioning a church of *Stephen (presumably the First Martyr, S00030) where one of the witnesses is a priest; datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E06113
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Other private document
P.Flor. 3 336
One of the witnesses signing this document is a presbyter of the church of saint Stephen. Lines 20–21 of the receipt read as follows:
(hand 3) † Ἀπολλῶς \†/ πρε(σβύτερος) ἐκκλη[σίας τοῦ ἁ]γ̣ί(ου) Στεφάνου υἱὸς τοῦ
μα[καρίου] Ἄπα Ὣρ μαρτυρῶ τ[ῇδε τῃ] ἀποδείξει ὡς πρό(κειται). †
'Apollos, presbyter of the church of saint Stephen, son of the blessed Apa Hor/Apahor, I am a witness to this receipt as it is stated above.'
(Text: G. Vitelli; trans.: G. Schenke)
Full text available under:
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Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Places Named after SaintChurch
Source
The papyrus document P. Flor. 3.336 is kept at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.Bibliography
Text and translation:Vitelli, G., Documenti e testi letterari dell'età romana e bizantina. Papiri greco-egizii, Papiri Fiorentini III (Milan, 1915).
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
16/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Στέφανος | Uncertain |
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