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E05974: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a receipt for the full payment of a salary, mentioning the steward of an institution dedicated to Apa *Phaustos (presumably the martyr of Alexandria, S00299) acting as a witness and the scribe of the document; datable around the year 600.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by BryanO.Crum 51
The document addressing bishop Apa Abraham acknowledges the complete payment of a salary. Two witnesses subscribe to it, one of them acting also as the scribe and being identified as the oikonomos (steward) of Apa Phaustos.
Lines 3–5 of the back of the ostracon read as follows:
[ⲁ]ⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϯⲟ ⲙⲙⲁ[ⲣⲧⲩⲥ] ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲝ [ⲛⲥ]ⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲥⲛ[ⲟⲟⲩⲥ
'I, Salom(on), the oikonomos of Apa Phaustos, I am acting as a witnesses. I have written this tablet (ostracon) on day 22 of the months ….'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
The document addressing bishop Apa Abraham acknowledges the complete payment of a salary. Two witnesses subscribe to it, one of them acting also as the scribe and being identified as the oikonomos (steward) of Apa Phaustos.
Lines 3–5 of the back of the ostracon read as follows:
[ⲁ]ⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϯⲟ ⲙⲙⲁ[ⲣⲧⲩⲥ] ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲝ [ⲛⲥ]ⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲥⲛ[ⲟⲟⲩⲥ
'I, Salom(on), the oikonomos of Apa Phaustos, I am acting as a witnesses. I have written this tablet (ostracon) on day 22 of the months ….'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05974Saint Name
Phaustos/Faustus, martyr of Alexandria : S00299Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
580Evidence not after
620Activity not before
580Activity not after
620Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Deir el-BahariPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Deir el-Bahari Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
