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E07050: Coptic Life of *Anthony the Anchorite (S00098), by Athanasius of Alexandria, from the monastery of the Archangel Michael near Hamuli in the Fayum. Skeleton entry

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posted on 2018-11-02, 00:00 authored by gschenke
We have not examined this text. For the Greek Life see E00631.

History

Evidence ID

E07050

Saint Name

Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356 : S00098

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

Language

  • Coptic

Evidence not before

356

Evidence not after

823

Activity not before

356

Activity not after

823

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Hamouli

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Hamouli Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - monastic

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Source

The parchment codex M 583 with the Life of Anthony by Athanasius comes from the monastery of the Archangel Michael near Hamuli in the Fayum and now belongs to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The colophon dates the production of this manuscript to the year AD 822–823.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Garitte, G., S. Antonii vitae versio sahidica (CSCO 117/Copt. 13 and 118/Copt. 14; Louvain 1949).

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