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E00231: Coptic donation document of the 8th c., certifying the gift of goats and sheep to the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) at Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) and explicitly seeking the saint’s intercession.
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posted on 2014-12-08, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.KRU 112
A private donor from the surrounding area addresses the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, presenting a gift to the saint consisting of 31 sheep and 14 goats. The gift is made explicitly to ensure the intercession of the martyr Apa Phoibammon on the donor’s behalf as well as on behalf of his/her mother on the day of the final judgement (lines 2–4).
Summary: Gesa Schenke
A private donor from the surrounding area addresses the monastery of Apa Phoibammon, presenting a gift to the saint consisting of 31 sheep and 14 goats. The gift is made explicitly to ensure the intercession of the martyr Apa Phoibammon on the donor’s behalf as well as on behalf of his/her mother on the day of the final judgement (lines 2–4).
Summary: Gesa Schenke
History
Evidence ID
E00231Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier martyr of Preht (ob. c. 304) : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Donation document Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
700Evidence not after
799Activity not before
700Activity not after
799Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Deir el-BahariPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Deir el-Bahari Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery