Coptic funerary stela presumably from Sinnuris in the Fayum invoking a long list of saints, among them the martyrs *Viktor (probably the martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), and *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073); datable to the 7th–9th century.
Evidence ID
E06819
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
UC 16852
The invocation of 'all the saint who have fulfilled the will of God' is made on behalf of the deceased, a man referred to as Papa Ioannes from Sinnuris,
Text, translation and commentary available at:
https://www.academia.edu/33861876/_A_New_Coptic_Epitaph_from_the_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology._Bulletin_of_the_American_Society_of_Papyrologists_53_2016_223-232_with_Lincoln_H._Blumell_
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
The fragmentary limestone stela UC 16852 is kept at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. The top left corner of the stela is missing, so that the funerary invocation lacks the beginning.Bibliography
Text and Translation:Blumell, L.H., and Yingling, E.O., "A New Coptic Epitaph from the Petrie Museum', BASP 53 (2016), 223–232.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
10/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00073 | Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena | Certain | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | Certain | S00259 | George, soldier and martyr, and Companions | Certain | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Certain |
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