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Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of Bane (S01696), Ioule/Apaioule (anchorite and martyr of Hnes, S00737), Panodoros (S02732), Phib and Apollo (monks and monastic founders, S00774), Sors (S02733), and *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.

Evidence ID

E06451

Type of Evidence

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Liturgical texts - Calendars and martyrologies

SB 18 13140

This seems to be a calendar of feast days for ascetic saints, though some remain difficult to identify with certainty.

Ἄπα Βάνι        Χοιὰκ ιδ
Ἄπα Ἰωλε       Παῦνι ιβ̣
Ἄπα <Πα>νόδωρος
Ἄπα Φειβ
Ἄπα Ἀπολλω Μεχεὶρ ε
Ἄπα Σορς       Μεχ̣εὶρ ιδ
Ἄπα Π̣εβη      Μεχεὶρ ιζ
Ἄ̣π̣α̣   ̣  ̣[ - - - - ] κ̣α
[ - - -- ]  ̣ κϛ̣
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

'Apa Bane: Choiak 14 (10 December)
Apa Ioule: Pauni 12 (6 June)
Apa ‹Pa›nodoros
Apa Phib
Apa Apollo: Mecheir 5 (30 January)
Apa Sors: Mecheir 14 (8 February)
Apa Pebe: Mecheir 17 (11 February)
Apa [..... ....] 21
[.... ..... .....] 26'

Text and translation: J. Gascou

A complete record of the text can be found at:

http://www.papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;18;13140

Festivals

Saint’s feast

Source

This papyrus document is kept at the Universitätsbibliothek in Giessen, P. Iand. 318.

Discussion

For Apa Ioule, or Apaioule, in line 2 one would expect a feast day in January. The anchorite Apaioule is celebrated on 16 January, which, however, corresponds to Tybi 21.

Bibliography

Text and translation:
Gascou, J., "Un nouveau calendrier de saints égyptien (P. Iand. inv. 318)," Analecta Bollandiana 107 (1989) 384–392.

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

31/10/2018

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00737	Pteleme and Apaioule, soldier and anchorite respectively, martyrs of Hnes/Herakleopolis	Ἄπα Ἰωλε	Certain
S00774	Apollo, Phib, and Anoup, monks and monastic founders	Ἄπα Φειβ	Certain
S01696	Bane, Apa Bane, abbot	Ἄπα Βάνι	Certain
S02732	Panodoros, Apa Panodoros	Ἄπα <Πα>νόδωρος	Certain
S02733	Sors, Apa Sors	Ἄπα Σορς	Certain
S02734	Pebe, Apa Pebe	Ἄπα Π̣εβη	Certain

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Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of Bane (S01696), Ioule/Apaioule (anchorite and martyr of Hnes, S00737), Panodoros (S02732), Phib and Apollo (monks and monastic founders, S00774), Sors (S02733), and *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.

E06451

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Liturgical texts - Calendars and martyrologies

Saint’s feast

Source

Discussion

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

31/10/2018

Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of *Bane (S01696), Ioule/Apaioule (anchorite and martyr of Hnes, S00737), *Panodoros (S02732), *Phib and Apollo (monks and monastic founders, S00774), *Sors (S02733), and *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.

E06451

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Liturgical texts - Calendars and martyrologies

Saint’s feast

Source

Discussion

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

31/10/2018

Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of Bane (S01696), Ioule/Apaioule (anchorite and martyr of Hnes, S00737), Panodoros (S02732), Phib and Apollo (monks and monastic founders, S00774), Sors (S02733), and *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.