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E05991: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a list of saints or rather institutions dedicated to saints, such as *Mary (presumably Mary, mother of Christ, S00033), Apa *Michael (presumably the Archangel, S00181), and Apa Biktor (possibly Viktor, son of Romanos, S00749), possibly also one to *Mena (presumably Menas, soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena); datable to the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum 470:
This fragmentary document seems to offer a list of churches or monasteries, some dedicated to known saints, but the purpose of the list is lost.
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ
ⲡⲓⲱⲉ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲃⲣⲣⲉ
ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ?
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ
'Saint Mary
Apa Michael
The new washing (basin?)
Temame (? or the place/shrine of Menas?)
Apa Biktor'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
This fragmentary document seems to offer a list of churches or monasteries, some dedicated to known saints, but the purpose of the list is lost.
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ
ⲡⲓⲱⲉ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲃⲣⲣⲉ
ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ?
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ
'Saint Mary
Apa Michael
The new washing (basin?)
Temame (? or the place/shrine of Menas?)
Apa Biktor'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05991Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033 Michael, the Archangel : S00181 Viktor, son of Romanos, martyr in Egypt : S00749 Menas, soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ[ⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲓⲭ[ⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧ[ⲱⲣ ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲏ or ⲡⲙⲁ ⟨ⲛ⟩ⲙⲏ[ⲛⲁ?Related Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Mary_Mother_of_Christ/13729186
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Viktor_son_of_Romanos_martyr_of_Egypt_and_companion_martyrs/13731070
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Menas_soldier_and_martyr_buried_at_Abu_Mena/13729309
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Michael_the_Archangel/13729612
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherd Documentary texts - ListLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
699Activity not before
600Activity not after
699Place 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
