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E00183: Coptic child donation document of 26 May 771, certifying the gift of a male child to Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) at Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt), after having been granted healing at the saint’s shrine located within the monastery of Apa Phoibammon on the mountain of Jeme.
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Stauru, daughter of Peschate, from Matoi in the district of Psoi, living in the monastery of Apa *Sergios (probably the soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023) in castron Ape, donates her son Andrew. The boy falls ill and is brought to the shrine at the monastery of Phoibammon. He is placed next to the altar and the saint entreated to grant him healing through Christ. If the boy is healed, he is promised to be given as a servant to the saint at the monastery. The document testifies to the saint’s healing powers and the boy is donated to his shrine.
Lines 17–21:
ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲫⲱⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲡⲁ<ⲣⲁ>ⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
'I took him to the holy place of Apa Phoibammon, the honoured martyr, this one which is located on the mountain of Jeme. I placed him in front of the altar. I entreated him through a prayer and through invocations, "If you receive grace from Christ on his behalf and his charity falls upon him and he takes pity on him, I shall donate him as a servant for your holy place".'
Witnesses to the document are said to live at (a monastery) of Apa Papnouthios on the mountain of Ape.
Lines 59–61 read as follows:
† ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
ⲛⲡⲓⲗⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲛⲱ ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
'We, Philothe, son of David, John, son of Pilo, and George, son of Pesynthios, these who are living in saint Apa Papnouthios on the mountain of Ape, we are witnesses.'
The full Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5594/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
Stauru, daughter of Peschate, from Matoi in the district of Psoi, living in the monastery of Apa *Sergios (probably the soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023) in castron Ape, donates her son Andrew. The boy falls ill and is brought to the shrine at the monastery of Phoibammon. He is placed next to the altar and the saint entreated to grant him healing through Christ. If the boy is healed, he is promised to be given as a servant to the saint at the monastery. The document testifies to the saint’s healing powers and the boy is donated to his shrine.
Lines 17–21:
ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲫⲱⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲡⲁ<ⲣⲁ>ⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
'I took him to the holy place of Apa Phoibammon, the honoured martyr, this one which is located on the mountain of Jeme. I placed him in front of the altar. I entreated him through a prayer and through invocations, "If you receive grace from Christ on his behalf and his charity falls upon him and he takes pity on him, I shall donate him as a servant for your holy place".'
Witnesses to the document are said to live at (a monastery) of Apa Papnouthios on the mountain of Ape.
Lines 59–61 read as follows:
† ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
ⲛⲡⲓⲗⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲛⲱ ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
'We, Philothe, son of David, John, son of Pilo, and George, son of Pesynthios, these who are living in saint Apa Papnouthios on the mountain of Ape, we are witnesses.'
The full Coptic text can be found under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5594/
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E00183Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier martyr of Preht (ob. c. 304) : S00080 Paphnoutios of Thebes : S00881 Sergios, soldier and martyr of Rusafa : S00023Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲫⲱⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
771Evidence not after
771Activity not before
771Activity not after
771Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Ape Deir el-BahariPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Ape Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Deir el-Bahari Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - dependent (chapel, baptistery, etc.)Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery