Greek land lease from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) mentioning fields of *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E06123
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Documentary texts - Lease or rental document
P.Herm. 34
In this land lease, one of the boundaries of the plot of land in question are the fields of saint Phoibammon of the market place.
Lines 17–18 read as follows:
ὧν γείτονες νότου γῄδια ἁγίου Φοιβάμμωνος τῆς ἀγορᾶς
'… of which neighbours, in the south, the fields of saint Phoibammon of the market place'
(Text: B. R. Rees; trans.: G. Schenke)
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Cult PlacesChurch
Cult building - independent (church)
Places Named after SaintChurch
Other
Source
The papyrus document P. Herm. 34 is kept at the John Rylands Library in Manchester.Bibliography
Text and translation:Rees, B.R., Papyri from Hermopolis and Other Documents of the Byzantine Period (Egypt Exploration Society, Graeco-Roman Memoirs 42; London, 1964).
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
17/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | Φοιβάμμων | Uncertain |
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