E04367: List of offerings (prosphora and eulogia) to the monastery (mone) of *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023), certainly associated with the North Church at Nessana/Auja Hafir in the Negev desert (Roman province of Palaestina III), mentioning offerings made on the occasion of a feast (heorte) of Sergios. Written on papyrus in Greek. Probably late 6th/early 7th c.

Written on a papyrus sheet, across the fibres: 88.3 cm x 20.3 cm, probably by one hand (except for check marks at the beginning of lthe ines). The right-hand edge of the entire sheet is lost.

+ γν(ῶσις) εἰσωδιασμος κρα( ) ̣π̣ρο( ) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Γωμασερου [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τοῦ πρεσ̣β(υτέρου) Σω̣βετ̣ώ[ης -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Γεωργίου πρεσβ(υτέρου) . . . [ -ca.?- ]
(5) ／ παρ(ὰ) γυνεκες γ [ -ca.?- ]
／ γυνὲ ἀπὸ ̣Σ̣ω̣β[άτων -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Θεωδόρου . . [ -ca.?- ]
／ ̣π̣α̣ρ(ὰ) Γ̣εωργίου . . . . [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ά) τινο̣ς Νε̣ωτερου . . [ -ca.?- ]
(10) ／ ̣π̣α̣ρ(ά) ̣τ̣ι̣ν̣ο̣ς Σ̣ωβετι[νοῦ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) υἱὸς Θεμου ̣Σωβετι̣νο̣ῦ [ -ca.?- ]
／ ̣π̣α̣ρ(ὰ) . . . ̣ε.θερου Ἀμμον̣ί̣ο[υ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) ἀδελφοῦ Κ.̣α̣ε. .[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ά) τιν̣ος ̣Ἐ̣λ[ουζ(ηνοῦ) (?) -ca.?- ]
(15) ／ παρ(ὰ) Στεφάνο[υ Ἐ]̣λ[ουζ(ηνοῦ) (?) -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Μαρκέου ἀπ̣ὸ ̣Σ̣ω̣β[άτων -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τõν Φακειδινον .[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ζενοβίου Πυργεωτ̣ο̣υ σ.[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) γυνι ἀπὸ Βετομολαχ̣ο̣ν .[ -ca.?- ]
(20) ／ παρ(ὰ) ἀνθρόπο̣υ ε̣ι̣υσ . .[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Γεωργίου πρε̣σ̣β(υτέρου) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ά) τινος ἀπὸ ̣Αρ[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Σωεδον (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
παρ(ὰ) Αβδαλγου οἰκοδόμ(ου) [ -ca.?- ]

(25) + λ(ό)γ(ος) εἰσωδίον προσφορᾶς εἰς τὴν μ̣ο̣ν(ὴν) ̣ε̣ἰ̣ς τ̣ὰ ̣μ[ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Αρμαλα Σαλιου (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Θεωδ̣ό̣ρ̣ο̣υ ̣Σ̣τ̣ε̣φ̣ά̣ν̣ο̣υ [εἰ]̣ς τ̣ὴ̣ν ̣α̣ὐλ̣ή̣ν [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Θεωδόρου Βετο̣μ̣ο̣λ̣α̣χ̣ο̣ν ̣ε̣ἰ̣ς ̣τὸν ο̣ἶ̣κ̣ο(ν) ̣Γ̣ομ̣α[σερ(ου) -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ά) τινος Σωβετινοῦ εἰ̣ς ̣τ̣ὰ ̣μ̣α̣τ̣ρ̣ο̣ν[ίκι]̣α [ -ca.?- ]
(30) ／ παρ(ὰ) Μαλχονος ἀπὸ Βηρθειβ̣α̣ς [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Σεργίου εἰς τὰ ματρον̣ί̣κ̣ι̣α . .[ -ca.?- ]
／ ̣π̣α̣ρ(ὰ) Ζοναινου Σαμονα (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Καειουμου Σαμονα (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τῆς γυνεκὸς Ζεριζας [ -ca.?- ]
(35) ／ παρ(ὰ) Μενᾶς ἀπὸ Βο̣τ̣ε̣ους εἰς τὸν οἶκο(ν) Γομα̣σ[ερ(ου) -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ζον̣αινου Ἀβρα̣α̣μί[ου] . . . . [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Σεργίου ἀπὸ Βοτεου̣ς εἰς τὸν οἶκο(ν) Γομασερ(ου) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τῆς πενθερᾶς τοῦ ἀββ̣ᾶ Ἠλίου . . . [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ἰωάνου ἀπὸ Βετωμολαχον εἰς τὴν α[ὐλήν -ca.?- ]
(40) ／ παρ(ὰ) Ωσεδου Σωβετινοῦ (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ἰωάννου Στεφάνου Ἐλουζ(ηνοῦ) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ἀμονίου ̣χ̣ρ̣ο̣ισο̣χ̣ό̣ο̣ς [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ἰωάννου Ρο̣κ̣ε̣ο̣ς Ἐλο̣υζ(ηνοῦ) ̣ε̣ἰ̣ς ̣τ̣ὸ̣ν ̣οἶ[κο(ν) Γομασερ(ου) (?) -ca.?- ]

† λ(ό)γ(ος) εἰσωδίον εὐλογία̣[ς εἰς τ]̣ὴ̣ν μ(ονὴ)̣ν ̣τ̣ο̣ῦ ̣ἁ̣γ̣ί(ου) ̣Σ̣εργίο[υ]
(45) ／ παρ(ὰ) Ἀβρααμίου Αεδου [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τοῦ αδελφ(οῦ) Αλ̣γομεου Αρακενου [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τοῦ υἱοῦ Αλχεφρι ἀπ(ὸ) Σουδανον [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Κυριακοῦ ἀπ(ὸ) Βεδορο̣θης [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) τῆς ἀδελφῆς α̣ὐτ̣ο̣ῦ ̣Τ̣αμαλ̣γ̣α [ -ca.?- ]
(50) ／ παρ(ὰ) τοισουρθον [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ζαχαρίου Αλθουεθηλ ̣Σ̣ωβετώης [ -ca.?- ]
παρ(ὰ) ἀβᾶ Βίκτορος πρεσβ(υ)τ(έρου) Σωβετ̣ώης [ -ca.?- ]
παρ(ὰ) τῆς γυνκ(ὸς) Γεωργί(ου) Δαρεβου Ἐλο̣υ̣σ̣(ηνοῦ) [ -ca.?- ]
／ παρ(ὰ) Ζοναινου Ἀβρααμίου (ὁμοίως) [ -ca.?- ]
(55) παρ(ὰ) Ἰωάννης Ἀβραα̣μ̣ί̣ο̣υ Ἐλου̣σ(ηνοῦ) [ -ca.?- ]

+ λ(ό)γ(ος) εἰσωδίον εὐλογίας εἰ[ς] ̣τ̣ὴν ἑορτὶν τοῦ ἁγί(ου) Σεργίου ̣[ -ca.?- ]
παρ(ά) τινος Βεροσαβῆς [ -ca.?- ]

+ ／ ιδ ／ δ πα(ρὰ) Θεωδόρῳ Στεφάνου εἰς τὴν αὐλή̣[ν -ca.?- ]
／ πα(ρὰ) κυρ(ί)ῳ Ἰωάννῃ ὀπτίονι Πακιδιν[ω -ca.?- ]
(60) ／ πα(ρὰ) κυρ(ί)ῳ Μάριον Πικ̣ιδινω [ -ca.?- ]
πα(ρὰ) Σιλουανοῦ Θαβ̣αθας [ -ca.?- ]
／ πα(ρὰ) Γεωργίου (καὶ) Νόνα εἰς τὰ ματρονίκια [ -ca.?- ]
／ πα(ρὰ) Γεωργίου Αρσαφου [ -ca.?- ]
／ πα(ρά) τινος Φακιδινω εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ζον̣α[ινου -ca.?- ]
(65) ／ πα(ρὰ) Στεφάνου Ἀγαθειμέρο̣υ [ -ca.?- ]
／ οἴνου κ(ύα)θ(ος) εἰς τὸν οἶκ(ον) Αβδελα ̣ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
／ (καὶ) εἰς τὸν οἶκ(ον) Ἰωάνου Κοτεμου [ -ca.?- ]

'+ Register of receipts ...
/ from Gomaseros/Jumāhir [- - -]
/ from the presbyter of Sobata [- - -]
/ from Georgios the presbyter [- - -]
(5) from 3 women [- - -]
/ a woman from Sobata [- - -]
/ from Theodoros [- - -]
/ from Georgios [- - -]
/ from someone from Neoteros [- - -]
(10) / from someone from Sobata [- - -]
/ from a son of Thaimos/Taim from Sobata [- - -]
/ from [- - -] son of Ammonios [- - -]
/ from a brother of [- - -]
/ from someone from Elousa (?) [- - -]
(15) from Stephanos of Elousa (?) [- - -]
/ from Markios from Sobata [- - -]
/ from the people of Phakida (?) [- - -]
/ from Zenobios, son of Pyrgeotes (?) [- - -]
/ from a woman from Betomolacha [- - -]
(20) / from a man from [- - -]
/ from Georgios the presbyter [- - -]
/ from someone from [- - -]
/ from Soedon/Suwaid, ditto, [- - -]
/ from Abdalgos/'Abd al-Gā, builder (oikodomos) [- - -]

(25) + Account of receipts of donations (prosphora), to the monastery for the [matronika (?)]
/ from Armala, son of Sallios/Ḥarmala, son of Ṣāliḥ, ditto [- - -]
/ from Theodoros, son of Stephanos, for the aule [- - -]
/ from Theodoros of Betomolacha, for the oikos of Gomaseros/Jumāhir [- - -]
/ from someone of Sobata, for the matronika [- - -]
(30) / from Malchon from Berthiba [- - -]
/ from Sergios, for the matronika [- - -]
/ from Zonainos/Zunayn, son of Samonas, ditto, [- - -]
/ from Kaeioumos/Qayyūm, son of Samonas, ditto, [- - -]
/ from the wife of Zerizas [- - -]
(35) / from Menas from Boteos, for the oikos of Gomaseros/Jumāhir [- - -]
/ from Zonainos, son of Abraamios, [- - -]
/ from Sergios from Boteos, for the oikos of Gomaseros/Jumāhir [- - -]
/ from the mother-in-law of abbas Elias [- - -]
/ from Ioannes from Betomolacha, for the [aule (?) - - -]
(40) / from Osedos/Usaid from Sobata, ditto [- - -]
/ from Ioannes, son of Stephanos, from Elousa [- - -]
/ from Ammonios, goldsmith? (chrysochoos?) [- - -]
/ from Ioannes, son of Rokeis/Raqi', from Elousa, for the oikos of [Gomaseros/Jumāhir (?) - - -]

+ Account of receipts of donations (eulogia) to the monastery of St. Sergios
(45) / from Abraamios, son of Aedos/'Ā'idh [- - -]
/ from the brother of Algomeos/al-Jumā'a, son of Arakeons [- - -]
/ from the son of Alchephri/al-Khafri, from Sudanon [- - -]
/ from Kyriakos from Bedorotha [- - -]
/ from his sister Tamalga/Taim al-Gā [- - -]
(50) from [- - -]
/ from Zacharias, son of Althouethel/ath-Thuwaitil, from Sobata
from abbas Viktor, presbyter of Soabata [- - -]
from the wife of Georgios, son of Darebos, from Elousa [- - -]
/ from Zonainos/Zunayn, son of Abraamios, ditto [- - -]
(55) from Ioannes, son of Abraamios, of Elousa [- - -]

+ Account of receipts of donations (eulogia) for the feast (heorte) of Saint Sergios [- - -]
from someone from Berosaba/Beersheva [- - -]

+ / 14 / 4 from Theodoros, son of Stephanos, for the aule [- - -]
/ from lord Ioannes, optio from Pakidino [- - -]
(60) / from [- - -] lord Marion of Pakidino [- - -]
from Silvanos of Thabatha/Thābit [- - -]
/ from Georgios and Nonna for the matronika [- - -]
/ from Georgios, son of Arsaphos/al-Ruṣafi [- - -]
/ from someone of Phakidino, for the oikos of Zonainos/Zunayn [- - -]
(65) / from Stephanos, son of Agathemeros [- - -]
/ jigger of wine for the oikos of Abdelas/'Abd Allāh [- - -]
/ also for the oikos of Ioannes, son of Kotemos/Quthaim [- - -]'

Text: P.Nessana 79. Translation: C.J. Kraemer, lightly adapted.