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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Greek receipt of unknown Egyptian provenance mentioning a storehouse of *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080); datable to the second half of the 6th century.

Evidence ID

E06126

Type of Evidence

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Documentary texts - Other private document

P.Laur. 2 34

In this document a payment of a certain sum is made from the storehouse to a recipient who signs for it.

In lines 3–4 the storehouse is mentioned as follows:

τῆς ἀποθήκις τοῦ ἁγίου Φοιβάμμων

'… of the storehouse of holy Phoibammon.'


(Text: R. Pintaudi; trans.: G. Schenke)

Full record with image available under:

https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.laur;2;34

Places Named after Saint

Other

Source

The papyrus document PL 8 is kept at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.


Bibliography

Text and translation:
Pintaudi, R., Dai Papiri della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana vol. 2 (Pap.Flor. II) (Florence, 1977).


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

17/8/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00080Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut ΦοιβάμμωνUncertain


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