E06818: Fragment of a Coptic Encomion on *Pjoore (martyr of Panopolis, S02599), listing also feast days, for *Apa Elias (bishop of Psoi/Ptolemais, S02598), and for *Arsenios and Loukios (ascetics of Syrian origin, and martyrs near Panopolis, S02600); datable to the 7th/8th century.

P.Lond.Copt. I 337 = BM 337

In lines 6–7 the saint whose name means ‘the strong’ is invoked as follows:

ⲱ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
ⲉⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲑⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ

‘Pjoore true to his name! The man thus exceedingly justified by name as well as by actions. The one who was forgotten to be invited to the meal, he was found to be the first through sacrifice.’

Then follow the two dates, one written in the margins, before the encomion begins, but breaks off soon after:

ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲯⲟⲓ   ⲭⲟⲓ(ⲁ)ⲭ ⲓⲉ

‘Apa Elias, the bishop of the city Psoi: Choiak 15 [11/12 December]’

ⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲅⲓⲟⲥ (ⲕⲁⲓ) ⲁⲣⲥⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ   ⲭⲟⲓ(ⲁ)ⲭ ⲓϛ

‘Likewise for the Syrian saints Loukios and Arsenios: Choiak 16 [12/13 December]’


(Text W. E. Crum; trans. G. Schenke)