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E01840: Coptic fragment with the beginning of the Martyrdom of *Ignatios Theophoros (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, S00649), giving his feast day as 1 July; composed most likely during the 5th–7th century.
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posted on 2016-09-09, 00:00 authored by gschenkeK 07588
The short fragment starts with Ignatios of Antioch being taken to Rome where he is being watched by ten imperial guards whose individual names are listed. It gives the date of his martyrdom in Rome as the 7th of Epeiph (1 July).
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ·
ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·
ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ · ϩⲓ ⲧⲣⲁⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ·
‘The martyrdom of saint Ignatios, the God-bearer’ – which means the one who pours forth God – he who was archbishop at Antioch after the appointment of the Apostles. He fulfilled his martyrdom in Rome on the 7th day of Epeiph under the emperor Trajan.’
Transcript made from online image and translated Gesa Schenke.
The short fragment starts with Ignatios of Antioch being taken to Rome where he is being watched by ten imperial guards whose individual names are listed. It gives the date of his martyrdom in Rome as the 7th of Epeiph (1 July).
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ·
ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·
ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ · ϩⲓ ⲧⲣⲁⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ·
‘The martyrdom of saint Ignatios, the God-bearer’ – which means the one who pours forth God – he who was archbishop at Antioch after the appointment of the Apostles. He fulfilled his martyrdom in Rome on the 7th day of Epeiph under the emperor Trajan.’
Transcript made from online image and translated Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01840Saint Name
Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, martyred in Rome ob. 98/117 : S00649Saint Name in Source
ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdomLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
899Activity not before
100Activity not after
110Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast