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E01733: Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah (S00667) on the mountain, presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), listing a papyrus manuscripts containing the Lives of Apa *Epiphanios (S00093) and Apa *Petros (S00036), most probably the Lives of Epiphanios of Salamis and Peter II of Alexandria, as well as Encomia by Apa *Athanasios (S00294) and others, datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2016-07-16, 00:00 authored by gschenkeKSB 1.12
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia ($E01733, $E01737, $E01738, $E01740), Lives (E01732, $E01733, $E01734, $E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms (E01731, $E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In lines 50–52 one finds the entry:
⟨ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ⟩ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) : ⟨ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ⟩ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ)
ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣ(ⲅⲓⲟⲥ)
‘⟨The Life of⟩ Apa Epiphanios, papyrus (χάρτης), ⟨The Life of⟩ Apa Petros, and the Encomia by Apa Athanasios and others, papyrus (χάρτης), new (καινούργιος).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB 1.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia ($E01733, $E01737, $E01738, $E01740), Lives (E01732, $E01733, $E01734, $E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms (E01731, $E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In lines 50–52 one finds the entry:
⟨ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ⟩ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) : ⟨ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ⟩ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ)
ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣ(ⲅⲓⲟⲥ)
‘⟨The Life of⟩ Apa Epiphanios, papyrus (χάρτης), ⟨The Life of⟩ Apa Petros, and the Encomia by Apa Athanasios and others, papyrus (χάρτης), new (καινούργιος).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB 1.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01733Saint Name
Elijah (unspecified) : S00667 Epiphanios : S00093 Peter the Apostle : S00036 Athanasios, bishop of Alexandria, ob. 373 : S00294Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Peter_the_Apostle/13729195
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Epiphanios_anchorite_monk_and_abbot_of_the_Theban_monastery/13729360
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Elijah_unspecified_/13730872
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Athanasios_bishop_of_Alexandria_ob_373/13729924
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic