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E01731: Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah (S00667) on the mountain, presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), listing a papyrus manuscript containing the Martyrdom of *Philotheos (child martyr of Antioch, S00878), datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2016-07-16, 00:00 authored by gschenkeKSB 1.12
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia ($E01733, $E01737, $E01738, $E01740), Lives ($E01732, $E01733, $E01734, $E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms ($E01731, $E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In line 45 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ)
‘The Martyrdom of Apa Philotheos, papyrus (χάρτης).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB 1.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
A large limestone ostracon preserves one hundred and fifteen lines written in two columns, listing all the books belonging to the monastery of Elijah on the mountain. The list begins with books from the Old Testament followed by the gospels, and various other manuscripts, including Encomia ($E01733, $E01737, $E01738, $E01740), Lives ($E01732, $E01733, $E01734, $E01736, $E01741), and Martyrdoms ($E01731, $E01735, $E01739, $E01742, $E01743). The material of the books is listed either as papyrus (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ) or as parchment (ⲙⲉⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ), specifying whether these manuscripts are old or new.
[ⲡⲗ]ⲟ̣ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲡ̣ⲉ̣[ⲧⲣⲁ]
‘[The] list of holy books at the monastery (topos) of Apa Elijah on the mountain.’
In line 45 one finds the entry:
ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲣ(ⲧⲏⲥ)
‘The Martyrdom of Apa Philotheos, papyrus (χάρτης).’
Text: M. Hasitzka, KSB 1.12. Translation: G. Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01731Saint Name
Elijah (unspecified) : S00667 Philotheos of Antioch, young boy aged 10, discrediting pagan cult of parents in public, ob. c. 304 : S00878Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
