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E01184: Coptic will of the heads of the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes (Upper Egypt), drawn up in the mid 7th cenutury, attesting a monastery of Apa *Mena (probably the soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, 00073) on the mountain of Jeme.
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A monk and presbyter of the holy topos of Apa Mena on the mountain of Jeme was asked to act as scribe and witness for the will of Jacob and Elias, heads of the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes.
Lines 135–137 read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ) ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ϩⲓ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
'I, George, the son of Patermoute, the least monk and presbyter beyond my worth, at the holy topos of Apa Mena on the mountain of Jeme.'
Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff; German trans. W. C. Till; Engl. trans. G. Schenke.
A monk and presbyter of the holy topos of Apa Mena on the mountain of Jeme was asked to act as scribe and witness for the will of Jacob and Elias, heads of the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes.
Lines 135–137 read as follows:
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ) ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃ(ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ) ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ϩⲓ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
'I, George, the son of Patermoute, the least monk and presbyter beyond my worth, at the holy topos of Apa Mena on the mountain of Jeme.'
Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff; German trans. W. C. Till; Engl. trans. G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01184Saint Name
Menas, soldier and martyr Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Will Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
700Activity not before
600Activity not after
700Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Thebes JemePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Thebes Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Jeme Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
