E02436: Beginning of a Coptic will, from the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mentioning an institution dedicated to Apa *George (presumably the soldier and martyr, S00259) on the mountain of Jeme; datable to the first half of the 7th century.

P.Mon.Epiph. 87

The presbyter Kalashire of the church or monastery of Apa George makes his will, addressing it to Apa Epiphanius,monk of the monastery of Epiphanius.

Lines 1 and 7–9 run as follows:

⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲗⲁϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ

'I, Kalashire, the priest of (the church of) he holy Apa George, …'

ⲉⲥϩⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲩⲗⲁⲃⲉⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
ⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲁ ⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ·

'Thus do I write unto Apa Epiphanius, the pious monk, son of Andreas, that belongeth unto the city Ermont, being a monk in the mount of Jeme, the same mount wherein I also dwell, in this same nome of the city of Ermont.'

(Text and trans. W. E. Crum)