E01743: 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 manuscript containing the Martyrdom of Apa *Petros (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), 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 105–106 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣ(ⲓⲟⲛ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲟ(ⲛ)
'The Martyrdom of Apa Petros, the archbishop, papyrus (χάρτης), old (παλαιόν).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.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 105–106 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣ(ⲓⲟⲛ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ) ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ) ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲟ(ⲛ)
'The Martyrdom of Apa Petros, the archbishop, papyrus (χάρτης), old (παλαιόν).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB I.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01743Saint Name
Elijah (unspecified) : S00667 Petros, martyred bishop of Alexandria and his companions : S00247Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ(ⲟⲡⲟⲥ)Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - ListLanguage
- Coptic
