SB Kopt. 3 1645 (photo available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=172306001&objectId=124463&partId=1)
Other editions
Young 1821, p. 160 (no. 8), pl. 10; O. Brit. Mus. Copt. 1, p. 11 (no. 4), pl. 10 (no. 825, incomplete); Junker 1925b, p. 122 (supplements Hall); SB Kopt. 1 432; Van der Vliet 2002, pp. 185–91, pl. after p. 186
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 41, n. 4; Curto et alii 1965, p. 85 (no. 40); Žabkar 1967, p. 16; van der Vliet – Worp 2015, pp. 39–40; Berkes 2017, p. 115, table on p. 119
deed of land sale from Thekla to Ioseph, sailor; king Merkourios appearing
Date
696 or 697–after 710
Notes
acquired in Aswan
Material
leather
Object dimensions
H: 61; W: 41.3
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Lines
i: c. 40; ii: c. 10
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Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation
Date
696 or 697–after 710
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ ⲕ̄︤ⲍ̄︥ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲙ[ⲉⲣ]ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲟⲓⲥ
Transcription
"Choiak 27" (l. 2) "King Merkurios" (l. 15)
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Offices & titles
sailor (ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ): i, l. 4 king (ⲣⲣⲟ): i, l. 15 priest of (Church of) Saint Paphnutios (ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲧ̣ⲉⲣ[ⲟ]ⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧ̣[ⲓⲟⲥ]): i, l. 28 priest (ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩ/): i, l. 29; (ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ): i, l. 30 exarch (ⲉⲝⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ): i, l. last but one
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kelsi-East (ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕ̣ⲏⲗⲥⲉⲓ ⲙ̣ⲡ̣ⲉⲓⲃⲧ): i, l. 3 (Church of) Saint Paphnutios (ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧ̣[ⲓⲟⲥ]): i, l. 28
document issued by Eudoxia, granddaughter of Thekla, for Maria, daughter of Ioseph, concerning a debt of 19 holokottinoi and acknowledging Maria's ownership of a land (cf. DBMNT 628)
Date
700–899
Notes
acquired in Aswan
Material
leather
Object dimensions
H: 54; W: 29
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Object colour
Text colour
Lines
i: c. 37; ii: 2
Height of letters
Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar indiction
Dating formulae
ⲓⲛⲇⲓⳤ ⲧⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⸌ⲫⲁⲱⲫⲓ ⲓ︤ⲑ̄︥⸍
Transcription
"Phaophi 19, in the third indiction" (l. 1)
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sailor (ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ): i, l. 4
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kelsi-East (ⲧⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲏⲗⲥⲉ̣ⲓ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲓⲉ̣ⲃⲧ): i, l. 3; (ⲧⲕⲉⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲗ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ̣ ⲕⲏⲗⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲃ̣ⲧ): i, ll. 4–5
"in the first year of Christ-loving king God-loving Ioannes" (ll. 1–2)
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king (ⲡⲣⲣⲟ): i, l. 2 protoeparch (?) (ⲡⲣⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲙ̣ⲡⲁ̣⸌ⲭ̣⸍): i, l. 3 protodomestikos (ⲡⲣⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲭⲟ̣ⲥ): i, l. 3 protomeizoteros (ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲟⲙⲏⲍⲓⲧⲉ̣ⲣⲟⲥ): i, l. 4 abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): i, l. 6 bishop of Kourte (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⳤ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, ll. 6–7 moistil.....ra (ⲙⲟ̣ⲓⲥⲧⲓⲗ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ⲣⲁ): i, ll. 8–9 ...arch( ) ( ̣ ̣ ̣ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍): i, ll. 9–10 deacon (ⲇⲓⲁⳤ): ii, l. 9
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Ethiopians (ⲛⲑⲟⲟⲡⲉ): i, l. 4 Tilimauara (ⲧⲓⲗⲓⲙⲁⲩⲁⲣⲁ): i, l. 5 kastron of Philae (ⲡⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉ̣ⲓⲗⲁⲕ): i, l. 5 Philae (ⲡⲉ̣ⲓⲗⲁⲕ): i, l. 5 Kourte (ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 7 Kirshi (ⲕⲩⲣϣⲏ): i, l. 11; ([ⲕⲩⲣ]ϣ̣ⲏ): i, l. 13 Pordippa (ⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲡⲡⲁ): i, ll. 13–14
Legh 1816, pp. 155–6 (B) (fragmentary translation); Crum 1899b, pp. 224–5; Griffith 1928b, p. 16 (no. 4); Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 49; Monneret de Villard 1938, pp. 100–1; Munro-Hay 1982/3, p. 103; CSCN, p. 210; Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 218 (no. 5; wrongly labelled as P. Lond. Copt. 450); Werner 2013, n. 2 on p. 88; Seignobos 2015, p. 182; Ochała 2016b, p. 517 with n. 11; Berkes 2017, p. 116, table on p. 119
"during the reign of our Christ-loving king [God-loving] Ioa[nnes]" (ll. 1–2)
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Offices & titles
king (ⲣⲣⲟ): i, l. 1 protodomestikos (ⲡⲣⲟ[---]ⲧⲓⲭⲟⲥ): i, l. 3 protomeizoteros (ⲡⲣⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲙⲏⲍⲓⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ): i, l. 4 abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 6 bishop of Kourte ([ⲉⲡⲓⲥⳤ] ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, ll. 4–5 ...mestich( ) ( ̣ ̣ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓ⸌ⲭ⸍): i, l. 6 deacon (ⲇⲓⲁⲕ): ii, l. 10
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 5 Kirshi (ⲕⲩⲣϣⲏ): i, ll. 9, 11 Pordippa (ⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲡ̣ⲁ̣): i, l. 11; (ⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲡⲁ): i, l. 14 Baikah (?) (ⲃⲁⲓ ⲛⲕⲁϩ): i, l. 15; (ⲃⲁⲓⲕⲁϩ): i, l. 26 Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭⲱ̣): ii, l. 9
Legh 1816, p. 156 (C) (fragmentary translation); Crum 1899b, p. 225; Griffith 1928b, pp. 16–17 (no. 5); Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 49; Monneret de VIllard 1938, pp. 100–1; Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 217 (no. 4; wrongly labelled as P. Lond. Copt. 449); Werner 2013, n. 2 on p. 88; Berkes 2017, p. 116, table on p. 119; NOM 3, no. 1 (on ve, l. 6: Iose son of Peti)
2 documents on one sheet: A) security deed resulting from litigation between Mailanne and a man; B) legal text connected with lawsuit brought by Maria against Nalandouse
Date
700–899
Notes
acquired in Aswan
Material
leather
Object dimensions
H: 50.8; W: 38
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines
i: 11; ii: 16
Height of letters
Description
two fragments of the same sheet of leather
Decorative elements
State of preservation
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar indiction
Dating formulae
A) ⲙⲏ̄ ⲫⲁⲱⲫⲓ ⲕ ⲓⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲓⲁ
B) ⲙⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲣⲏ ⲏ̄ ⲓⲛⲇ/ ⲓ︤ⲃ̄︥ †
Transcription
A) "in the month of Phaophi, (day) 20, in the 11th indiction" (l. 11) B) "in the month of Mesore, (day) 8, in the 12th indiction" (l. 16)
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Offices & titles
eparch (ⲡⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍): i, l. 9 notary (ⲛⲟⲧⲁⲣ/): i, l. 9 potter (ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ): ii, l. 2 priest (ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ): ii, l. 12 chartoularios of Talmis (= Kalabsha) (ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲙⲉⲱⲥ): ii, l. 14
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲛⲕⲟ︦ⲩ︦ⲣ︦ⲧ︦ⲉ︦): i, l. 8 ...shi ([...]ϣ︦ⲓ︦): ii, l. 9 Talmis (= Kalabsha) (ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲓⲥ): ii, l. 3; (ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲉⲱⲥ): ii, l. 14 Pachoras (= Faras) ([ⲡⲁ]ⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ii, l. 3 Kelsi (ⲕⲉ[ⲗ]ⲥⲉⲓ): ii, l. 4
"in the month of Phaophi, (in the year) from Diocletian 52[.]. ... In the ...teenth year of our Christ-loving king Chael" (ll. ?)
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Offices & titles
king (ⲣⲣⲟ): i, l. ?; ii, l. ? pr[---]kallagouleia (ⲡⲣ[---]ⲕⲁⲗ̣ⲗ̣ⲁⲅⲟⲩⲗⲉⲓⲁ): i, l. ? protodomestikos of palace (ⲡⲣⲱ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲇⲱⲙⲉⲥ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁ): i, l. ? abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): i, l. ? bishop of Kourte (ⲏⲡⲓⲥⲕⲱⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲉ): i, l. ? illustris (?) (ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲗ̣): i, l. ? protomeizoteros of palace (ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲓⲍ[ⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ]): i, l. ? primikerios (ⲡⲣⲓⲙ ̣ ̣ⲅⲓⲣⲟⲥ): i, l. ? eparch of Nobadia (ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲁ): i, l. ? meizoteros of Nobadia (ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲍⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓ⸌ⲁ⸍): i, l. ? mon( ) (ⲙⲱⲛ/): recto, l. ? epitropos of bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⳤ ⲛ̄ⲡ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲁⲣⲁⲥ): ii, l. ? notary (ⲡⲛⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍/): ii, l. ? priest (ⲡⲣ︦ⲉ): ii, l. ?, (⳦): ii, l. ?
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲉ): i, l. ? Nobadia (ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲁ): i, l. ?; (ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓ⸌ⲁ⸍): i, l. ? Mohondi (= Ikhmindi) (ⲙⲱϩⲱⲛⲇⲓ): i, l. ?; (ⲙⲱϩⲟⲇⲓ): ii, l. ? Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲁⲣⲁⲥ): ii, l. ? Ashashil (ⲁϣⲁϣⲗ̣): ii, l. ? (Church) of Apo (?) at Mohondi (= Ikhmindi) (ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲩ ⲕⲁ⸌ⲑ⸍ ⲁⲡⲱ ⲙⲱϩⲟⲇⲓ): ii, l. ? Koupanni/Koupandi (ⲕⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲇⲓ): ii, l. ?
unpublished; fragmentary translation in Krall 1900, pp. 236–8
Other editions
Other publications
Griffith 1928b, pp. 15–16 (no. 2); I. Faras Copt., pp. 74–5; Munro-Hay 1982/3, p. 103; Hägg 1990, pp. 162, 163; CSCN, p. 210; Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 219 (no. 10; wrongly identified with CPR IV 28 [DBMNT 636]; names of parties mistaken); Berkes 2017, pp. 115–16, table on p. 119
"in the month of Phaophi. ... [In the ....] year of our Christ-loving king Chael" (ll. ?)
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Offices & titles
king (ⲣⲣⲟ): l. ? [---]koulia[---] ([---]ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁ[---]): l. ? protodomestikos of palace of king (ⲡⲣⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲇⲱ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲣⲟ): l. ? abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. ? bishop of Kourte (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟ⸌ⲡⲟⲥ⸍ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲉ): recto, l. ? illustris (?) (ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲗ̣): l. ? protomeizoteros of palace (ⲡⲣⲟⲙⲓⲍⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ): l. ? primikerios (ⲡⲣ ̣ ̣ⲙ ̣ ̣ⲕⲟⲣⲁⲥ): l. ? meizoteros of Nobadia (ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲍⲱⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲁ): l. ? eparch of Nobadia (ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟ ⲛⲛ⸌ⲟ⸍ⲡⲁⲧⲓⲁ): l. ?
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲣⲉ): l. ? Nobadia (ⲧⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲁ): recto, l. ?; (ⲛ⸌ⲟ⸍ⲡⲁⲧⲓⲁ): l. ?
unpublished; fragmentary translation in Krall 1900, pp. 238–40
Other editions
Other publications
Griffith 1928b, p. 16 (no. 3); I. Faras Copt., pp. 74–5; Hägg 1990, pp. 162, 163; CSCN, p. 210; Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 219 (no. 11); Berkes 2017, pp. 115–16, table on p. 119
"in the 14th indiction (?), Athyr [ ], [in] the reign of our God-loving king Kyrikos" (ll. 2–3)
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Offices & titles
king (ⲣⲣⲟ): l. 3 domestikos (ⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲇⲉⲕⲟⲥ): l. 4; (ⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ): l. 7 bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ): l. 5 eparch of Nobadia (ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭ ̣ ̣ⲣⲉ ⲧⲛⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲁ): l. 6 deacon (ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱ): l. 23 epitropos (ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ): l. 24 potter (ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙ̣ⲉ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ): l. 25 (Krall 1898: ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲁⲅⲟⲥ; CPR 4 28: ⲡⲅⲉⲣⲁⲁⲅⲟⲥ; corr. NOM 3, no. 2); (ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ): l. 28 smith (ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲏⲧ): l. 26 carpenter (ⲡϩⲁⲙϣⲉ): l. 27
Griffith 1928b, p. 15 (no. 1); Kraus 1930, pp. 37–38; Monneret de Villard 1937, p. 58; Monneret de Villard 1938, pp. 98–99; Munro-Hay 1982/3, pp. 101–102; Catalogue Vienna 1995, pp. 270–271 (no. 283), fig. on p. 270; CSCN, n. 10 on p. 104, pp. 110, 121; Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 216 (no. 1); Werner 2013, p. 85; NOM 3, no. 2, fig. 1 (on l. 25: Ananis, the potter)