Greek document from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) with an order of payment mentioning a monastery dedicated to *Taurinos (saint with cult in Hermopolis, S02678); datable to the 6th century.
E06457
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Lond. 3 1312 = SB 20 14171
† π(αρὰ) Καλλινίκου προνοητ(οῦ)
† των κλ(ηρονόμοις) Θεοδώρου πρεσ(βυτέρου) δι(ὰ) τοῦ θαυμ(ασιωτάτου) Βασιλείδου· ἐδεξάμην καὶ ἐπλ̣ηρ(ώθην) παρὰ σοῦ
(ὑπὲρ) τοῦ̣ πλ̣ο̣ί̣(ου) τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ μοναστη(ρίου) τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Ταυρίνου τρίτης ἰ̣ν̣δ̣(ικτίωνος) οἴνου κνιδιου δέκα,
γί(νεται) οἴ(νου) κν̣(ίδια) ι μόν(α). Καλλίνικος συμφ(ωνεῖ). ἐγρ(άφη) Θὼθ κβ ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) γ. † † †
2 l. τοῖς, παρʼ ὑμῶν 3 l. κνίδια
'From Kallinikos, caretaker, to the heirs of the priest Theodoros through the most wonderful Basilides. I have received from you and have been fully paid by you for the ship of the monastery of the Holy Taurinos ten knidia of wine, total 10 kn(idia) of wi(ne) only. I, Kallinikos, agree. Written on the 22nd of Thoth of the 3rd indiction.'
(Text and trans.: P. J. Sijpesteijn)
For a complete record see:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;20;14171
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Source
The papyrus Pap 1312 is kept at the British Library in London.Bibliography
Text and Translation:Sijpesteijn, P.J., "Four Small Byzantine Texts from the British Library," Aegyptus 72 (1992), 89 (text), 91 (translation).
Gesa Schenke
31/10/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S02678 | Taurinos, saint with cult in Hermopolis | Ταυρῖνος | Certain |
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