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E05998: Coptic ostracon from Deir el-Bahari (Upper Egypt) with a work contract to produce 24 garments, the scribe of the contract is a monk of the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the beginning of the 7th century.
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posted on 2018-07-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeO.Crum ad. 44
In this contract a man named Ezekias agrees to produce 24 garments.
The reverse of the ostracon reads as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲁⲩ[ⲉⲓⲇ] ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙ[ⲟⲓ] ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ϩ[ⲛ] ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓϛ ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲓ[ⲣⲟⲙ]ⲡⲉ
ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲛⲇ(ⲓⲕⲧⲓⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲟ ⲙⲙ[ⲛ]ⲧⲣⲉ
'I, David, the monk of Apa Phoibammon, Ezekias has asked me and I have written with my own hand on day 16 of (the month) Mesore, in this year of the fifth indiction. I also act as a witness.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
In this contract a man named Ezekias agrees to produce 24 garments.
The reverse of the ostracon reads as follows:
+ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲁⲩ[ⲉⲓⲇ] ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙ[ⲟⲓ] ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ϩ[ⲛ] ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓϛ ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲓ[ⲣⲟⲙ]ⲡⲉ
ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲛⲇ(ⲓⲕⲧⲓⲟⲛⲟⲥ) ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲟ ⲙⲙ[ⲛ]ⲧⲣⲉ
'I, David, the monk of Apa Phoibammon, Ezekias has asked me and I have written with my own hand on day 16 of (the month) Mesore, in this year of the fifth indiction. I also act as a witness.'
(Text: W. E. Crum; trans.: G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E05998Saint Name
Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut : S00080Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
600Evidence not after
650Activity not before
600Activity not after
650Place 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 - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
