Coptic Life of *Phib (monk and monastic founder, S00774) attributed to Papohe, a disciple of Apa Apollo, giving his feast day as 22 October; from the monastery of the Merkurios near Edfu (Upper Egypt), written presumably in the early 5th century. Skeleton entry
Evidence ID
E07054
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Lives
We have not examined this text in detail.
Ed. Orlandi, p. 20, line 1–4:
ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲡⲟϩⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ
ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲉ
‘The Life of our fatherly saint Apa Phiph, the holy anchorite, as related by Papohe, the disciple of Apa Apollo, the blessed perfect one. The blessed Apa Phiph went to rest on day 25 of the month Phaophi (22 October).’
Text: T. Orlandi
Translation: G. Schenke
Cult PlacesComposing and translating saint-related texts
Cult building - monastic
Non Liturgical ActivityComposing and translating saint-related texts
Transmission, copying and reading saint-related texts
Source
The text forms part of the Pierpont Morgan Codex M 633, housed in the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The colophon gives the year of production as AD 994.Bibliography
Text and translation:Orlando, T., and Campagnano, A., Vite dei Monaci Phif e Longino (Testi e documenti per lo studio dell’antichita 51; Milan, 1975), 11–37.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
3/12/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00774 | Apollo, Phib, and Anoup, monks and monastic founders | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓϥ | Certain |
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