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End of a Greek letter of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning a pilgrimage to Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080) accompanied by an Amonia (S02300); datable to the 6th century.

Evidence ID

E06144

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Letter

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

SB 12 11014

The sender of the letter refers to his upcoming boat trip to the place of saint Phoibammon bringing with him either a female living saint or an icon.

Lines 1–4 of the remains of the letter read as follows:

καταξίωσον δὲ δέσποτα εὔξασθαι
ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ἐπειδὴ καταπλεῦσαι ἔχω
εἰς τὰ τοῦ ἁγίου ἄπα Φοιβάμμωνος μετὰ τῆς
κυρ\ί/ας μου τῆς ἁγίας Ἀμωνίας.

'Please my lord, pray for me as I am sailing down to the place of the holy Apa Phoibammon together with my lady, saint Amonia.'

(Text: S. Daris; trans.: G. Schenke)

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https://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;12;11014

Cult Places

Cult building - unspecified

Places Named after Saint

Church

Use of Images

Private ownership of an image

Non Liturgical Activity

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Source

The papyrus document P. Med. 69.53 is kept at the Università Cattolica in Milan.

Bibliography

Text and translation:
Bilabel, F., Kiessling, E., and Rupprecht, H.-A., Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten, vol. 12 (Wiesbaden, 1976—1977).

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

19/8/2018

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00080	Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut	ἄπα Φοιβάμμων	Uncertain
S02300	Amonia	Ἀμωνία	Certain

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End of a Greek letter of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning a pilgrimage to Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080) accompanied by an Amonia (S02300); datable to the 6th century.

E06144

Documentary texts - Letter

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Cult building - unspecified

Church

Private ownership of an image

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Source

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

19/8/2018

End of a Greek letter of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning a pilgrimage to *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080) accompanied by an *Amonia (S02300); datable to the 6th century.

E06144

Documentary texts - Letter

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Cult building - unspecified

Church

Private ownership of an image

Prayer/supplication/invocation

Source

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

19/8/2018

End of a Greek letter of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning a pilgrimage to Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00080) accompanied by an Amonia (S02300); datable to the 6th century.