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E04226: Coptic ostracon from Wadi Sarga (Upper Egypt) mentioning Apa *Germane (S01697); datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-30, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Sarga 85
The saint invoked here seems to be a monastic authority/holy man.
ⲡ]ϩ̣ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲙ<ⲁⲛⲉ>
ϥ]ⲑ
'Saint Apa Germane. Amen.'
Compare a similar document from Wadi Sarga with Apa Germane addressed as a monastic/spiritual father:
P.Sarga 84
ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛⲉ
'Our father Apa Germane.'
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
The saint invoked here seems to be a monastic authority/holy man.
ⲡ]ϩ̣ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
ⲁ]ⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲙ<ⲁⲛⲉ>
ϥ]ⲑ
'Saint Apa Germane. Amen.'
Compare a similar document from Wadi Sarga with Apa Germane addressed as a monastic/spiritual father:
P.Sarga 84
ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛⲉ
'Our father Apa Germane.'
(Text: W. E. Crum, trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04226Saint Name
Germane, Apa Germane, monastic authority : S01697Saint Name in Source
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Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Liturgical texts - Invocations, prayers and spellsLanguage
- Coptic