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E00208: Greek tax account from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), mentioning a street named after *Euphemia (presumably the martyr of Chalcedon, S00017) and a street named after *Menas (soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena, S00073), as well as another street named after a *saint whose name is now lost (S01744); it also mentions an oikonomos of *Sergios (possibly the soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023); datable to the 7th c.
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posted on 2014-11-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Lond 3 1028:
An account from Hermopolis of the 7th century with tax payments, gives the amount of money paid by a representative on behalf of the people living on the street of Euphemia and the street of Menas,
Line 19:
δ(ιὰ) Ζαχαρία διακό(νου) (ὑπὲρ) ῥύμ(ης) τῆ(ς) ἁγί(ας) μεγά(λης) Εὐφη̣[μίας νο(μισμάτια)] οδ (κεράτια) ιβ
'Through the deacon Zacharias, on behalf of the street of the great saint Euphemia, 74 solidi and 12 carats.'
Lines 23–24:
δ(ιὰ) Φοιβάμμωνος οἰκονόμ\ου/ τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) Σεργίο(υ) (ὑπὲρ) τ(ῆς) ῥύμ(ης) τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) Μ̣ην̣ᾶ
νο(μισμάτια) λγ [(κεράτια)] δ
'Through Phoibammon, the steward of saint Sergios, on behalf of the street of the holy Menas, 33 solidi and 4 carats'
Line 25:
δ(ιὰ) Γεωργίο(υ) Κο̣υ̣ ̣ίο̣υ [(ὑπὲρ) ῥύ]μ(ης) τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) ̣ ̣ ̣ νο(μισμάτια) ρε (κεράτια) ια̣
Through Georgios, son of Kourios (?), on behalf of the street of saint … 105 solidi and 11 carats.''
(Trans.: G. Schenke)
Full text available under:
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An account from Hermopolis of the 7th century with tax payments, gives the amount of money paid by a representative on behalf of the people living on the street of Euphemia and the street of Menas,
Line 19:
δ(ιὰ) Ζαχαρία διακό(νου) (ὑπὲρ) ῥύμ(ης) τῆ(ς) ἁγί(ας) μεγά(λης) Εὐφη̣[μίας νο(μισμάτια)] οδ (κεράτια) ιβ
'Through the deacon Zacharias, on behalf of the street of the great saint Euphemia, 74 solidi and 12 carats.'
Lines 23–24:
δ(ιὰ) Φοιβάμμωνος οἰκονόμ\ου/ τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) Σεργίο(υ) (ὑπὲρ) τ(ῆς) ῥύμ(ης) τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) Μ̣ην̣ᾶ
νο(μισμάτια) λγ [(κεράτια)] δ
'Through Phoibammon, the steward of saint Sergios, on behalf of the street of the holy Menas, 33 solidi and 4 carats'
Line 25:
δ(ιὰ) Γεωργίο(υ) Κο̣υ̣ ̣ίο̣υ [(ὑπὲρ) ῥύ]μ(ης) τ\οῦ/ ἁγί(ου) ̣ ̣ ̣ νο(μισμάτια) ρε (κεράτια) ια̣
Through Georgios, son of Kourios (?), on behalf of the street of saint … 105 solidi and 11 carats.''
(Trans.: G. Schenke)
Full text available under:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;3;1028
History
Evidence ID
E00208Saint Name
Menas, soldier and martyr Abu Mena : S00073 Euphemia, martyr of Chalcedon : S00017 Saints, name lost or very partially preserved : S01744 Sergios, soldier and martyr of Rusafa : S00023Saint Name in Source
Μηνᾶς Εὐφημία ΣέργιοςRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Menas_soldier_and_martyr_buried_at_Abu_Mena/13729309
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Saints_name_lost_or_very_partially_preserved/13733845
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Sergios_soldier_and_martyr_of_Rusafa/13729165
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Euphemia_martyr_of_Chalcedon/13729147
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Fiscal document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
HermopolisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Gates, bridges and roads