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E04026: Coptic settlement of a dispute over joint inheritance, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentioning the neighbouring properties of houses inherited, among the bordering properties is one dedicated to *George (soldier and martyr, S00259); dated to the year 748/9.
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posted on 2017-09-15, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.KRU 43:
In this document, one of two houses mentioned shares its north boundary with a property belonging to an institution dedicated to George, most likely a church.
Lines 42– 45 read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ
ⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲡϩⲓⲣ ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲑⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥ
ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲡϫⲓⲡⲉ
ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲝⲉ
'The boundaries of the house located on the road of the children of Konon are the following:
The south (boundary) are the public road and the main gate.
The north (boundary) is saint George. The west (boundary) are the children of Japjipe.
The east (boundary) are the heirs of the children of Thoxe.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
In this document, one of two houses mentioned shares its north boundary with a property belonging to an institution dedicated to George, most likely a church.
Lines 42– 45 read as follows:
ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ
ⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲡϩⲓⲣ ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲑⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥ
ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲡϫⲓⲡⲉ
ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲝⲉ
'The boundaries of the house located on the road of the children of Konon are the following:
The south (boundary) are the public road and the main gate.
The north (boundary) is saint George. The west (boundary) are the children of Japjipe.
The east (boundary) are the heirs of the children of Thoxe.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04026Saint Name
George, soldier and martyr of Diospolis/Lydda : S00259Saint Name in Source
ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic