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E00349: Fragment of a Coptic Martyrdom of *Phileas (bishop of Thmuis, martyr of Alexandria, S00125), probably written in the 6th c.
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posted on 2015-03-23, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiMartyrdom of Phileas, bishop of Thmuis
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ⲫⲓⲗⲉⲁ
ϩⲣⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙ[ⲉϩϫⲟⲩ] [ⲡⲉ]ϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ
ⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲟ[ⲕⲗⲏ] [ⲟⲩⲛ] ϣϭⲟⲙ ϭⲉ ⲙ
ⲧⲓⲁⲛⲉ· ⲙ[ⲁ] [ⲙ]ⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ·
ⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲉ· ⲛ[ⲥⲟⲩ] [ⲫⲓ]ⲗⲉⲁ· ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲙϣ[ⲓⲣ ⲉϫⲙ] [ϫ]ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ· ⲁⲩⲧⲁ[ϩⲟ] [ⲁ]ⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩ
ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲓⲗ[ⲉⲁ] ⲱ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ
ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡ[ⲟⲥ] [ⲧ]ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ
ⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩ· ⲇ[ⲏⲙⲟ] ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲗϭⲓⲁⲛ
ⲥⲓⲁ· ⲕⲟⲩⲗϭⲓⲁ[ⲛⲟⲥ] ⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ·
'Phileas:
In the 21st (year of the reign) of Diocletian and Maximian, on the 10th day of the month Mecheir, Phileas, the bishop of Thmuis, was placed on the platform (bema) in public. Culcianus said to him, "Is it possible for you to act wisely?" Phileas said,"I am a wise person at any time. I am in search of wisdom." Culcianus said to him, …'
Text and translation: Gesa Schenke
This fragment contains the beginning of the text:
ⲫⲓⲗⲉⲁ
ϩⲣⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙ[ⲉϩϫⲟⲩ] [ⲡⲉ]ϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ
ⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲟ[ⲕⲗⲏ] [ⲟⲩⲛ] ϣϭⲟⲙ ϭⲉ ⲙ
ⲧⲓⲁⲛⲉ· ⲙ[ⲁ] [ⲙ]ⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ·
ⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲉ· ⲛ[ⲥⲟⲩ] [ⲫⲓ]ⲗⲉⲁ· ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲙϣ[ⲓⲣ ⲉϫⲙ] [ϫ]ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ· ⲁⲩⲧⲁ[ϩⲟ] [ⲁ]ⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩ
ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲓⲗ[ⲉⲁ] ⲱ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ
ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡ[ⲟⲥ] [ⲧ]ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ
ⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩ· ⲇ[ⲏⲙⲟ] ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲗϭⲓⲁⲛ
ⲥⲓⲁ· ⲕⲟⲩⲗϭⲓⲁ[ⲛⲟⲥ] ⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ·
'Phileas:
In the 21st (year of the reign) of Diocletian and Maximian, on the 10th day of the month Mecheir, Phileas, the bishop of Thmuis, was placed on the platform (bema) in public. Culcianus said to him, "Is it possible for you to act wisely?" Phileas said,"I am a wise person at any time. I am in search of wisdom." Culcianus said to him, …'
Text and translation: Gesa Schenke
History
Evidence ID
E00349Saint Name
Phileas, bishop of Thmuis (Lower Egypt), martyred in Alexandria, ob. 303/313 : S00125Saint Name in Source
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