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E02440: Coptic Letter, from the monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mentioning a vigil to be held for Apa *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), datable to the first half of the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-03-03, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Mon.Epiph. 389
In this letter an anchorite is addressed and asked to send a certain book back to the writer, so that he can read in on the night vigil held for saint Apa Phoibammon.
Lines 3–7 read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ<ⲧⲛ>ⲛⲟⲟⲩ [ⲡϫⲱ]ⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ [......] ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲟϣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛ[.....] .ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ[ⲙⲟⲛ].
'and send the book to me which I have sent […] to you, that I read it on the night of [the vigil/feast] for the holy Apa Phoibammon.'
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum, slightly modified)
In this letter an anchorite is addressed and asked to send a certain book back to the writer, so that he can read in on the night vigil held for saint Apa Phoibammon.
Lines 3–7 read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ<ⲧⲛ>ⲛⲟⲟⲩ [ⲡϫⲱ]ⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ [......] ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲟϣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛ[.....] .ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ[ⲙⲟⲛ].
'and send the book to me which I have sent […] to you, that I read it on the night of [the vigil/feast] for the holy Apa Phoibammon.'
(Text and trans. W. E. Crum, slightly modified)
History
Evidence ID
E02440Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut (ob. c. 304) : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙ[ⲙⲟⲛ]Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
650Activity not before
600Activity not after
650Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
ThebesPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Thebes Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast