| Title | Letter : from Joseph to Pisentius, Bishop of Coptos |
|---|---|
| Author | Joseph, 7th cent. A.D. |
| Summary | Joseph addresses Apa Pisentius, probably Bishop of Coptos (569-632 A.D.), who fled from Coptos to western Thebes during the Sassanian invasion of Egypt in the early 7th century. |
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | P.Berk.01 |
| Material | Papyri |
| Support/Dimensions | 1 papyrus ; 6.2 x 29 cm. |
| Lines | 5 lines on recto along the fibers; 3 lines on verso across the fibers |
| Recto/Verso | Verso: Address |
| Hands | Regular |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | Between 590 and 627 A.D. |
| Note (general) | Margins: recto top, 1 cm.; verso bottom, 2.7 cm. |
| Note (general) | Pisentius dossier |
| Note (related) | Bishop Pisentius' extensive correspondence (only letters addressed to him) circulated on the antiquities market in the 19th century and are mainly held by the Louvre (see Revillout, Eugene. "Textes coptes: Extraits de la correspondence de St. Pesunthius, eveque de Coptos, et de plusiers documents analogues (juridiques ou economiques)." Revue Egyptologique 9 (1900) p. 133-177; 10 (1902) p. 34-47; 14 (1914) p. 22-32. |
| Note (local/note) | Bancroft Library, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley |
| Subjects | Bishops; Coptic Church; Coptic Christian saints; Christians; Coptos; Business letters, Roman Period; Christian texts |
| Associated Names | Pisentius, Bishop of Coptos, 569-632 A.D. |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
I greet your lordship, Holy Father, I salute [you, that] you may forgive me because I have dared to ...." After a break in the papyrus removes the description of the of his offense, Joseph continues to ask forgiveness, referring to the Bishop's charity.
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