A Christian Amulet And Estate Administrators In Seventh Century Fayum

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-97
Author(s):  
Lajos Berkes
Keyword(s):  
Seventh Century ◽  
Large Estate ◽  
Islamic Conquest

Abstract This article presents an edition of the unpublished remnants of a 7th century letter which was reused for the Christian amulet P.Köln Inv. 521a. The letter is addressed to Kalomenas, vicedominus of a large estate in the Fayum around the time of the Islamic conquest. Certain related prosopographical problems are discussed. The appendix offers new readings and discussion of the following texts: SPP 10.152; P.Eirene 4.44; SPP 3.647; SPP 8.1139 (= BGU 2.675); SPP 20.199 (= SPP 8.1297); SPP 8.958, and SPP 20.206.

scholarly journals Христијанизација Нубијe и везе са Византијом до X века

2021 ◽  
Vol LIV (3) ◽  
pp. 411-428
Author(s):  
Славиша Тубин
Keyword(s):  
Tenth Century ◽  
Seventh Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
East African ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Islamic Conquest

Indications of the first baptismal endeavors in Nubia can be traced back to the apostolic period. The final baptism of all three Nubian states (Nobatia, Makuria, Alodia) took place in the 6th century. A strong and lasting alliance with Byzantium implied cultural, religious and trade contacts. The historiography is dominated by the theory of the collapse of Nubian- Byzantine ties after the Islamic Conquest of Egypt in the 7th century. The similarity of Nubian society with Byzantine after the seventh century is explained by the theory of memory of Byzantium in Nubia. On the other hand, relying on the Arab-Byzantine sources, the trade relations between Nubia and Byzantium can be traced back to the 10th century. According to Ibn Yahya the Nubians appear as a guard of emperors in Constantinople. The general Byzantine term of the Ethiopians mainly denoted various East African peoples in Byzantine sources. In the tenth century, it is possible to identify Nubians in such mentions.

JOHN BISHOP OF NIKIOU’S CHRONICON (SEVENTH CENTURY A.D.): AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ARAB CONQUEST OF EGYPT AND ITS AFTERMATH*

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 748-768
Author(s):  
V. Christides
Keyword(s):  
Early Years ◽  
Seventh Century ◽  
Local People ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Short Account ◽  
Coptic Church

John, Bishop of Nikiou’s Chronicon is the oldest preserved work dealing with the Arab conquest of Egypt (639 A.D./H. 18–645 A.D./H. 25) and its initial aftermath. This little known author, who lived in Egypt in the seventh century, was a high official in the Coptic Church. His accurate depiction of all the relevant historical events, based mainly on his own remarkable observations, proves him to be a simple but well–balanced historian. My article focuses on three aspects of the Chronicon: (a) landholding under the early years of Arab dominion compared to the parallel information of the Greek papyri of Apollonopolis in a special appendix; (b) the attitude of the Arab conquerors of Egypt towards its population, and the reaction of the local people as perceived by John, Bishop of Nikiou; and (c) a short account on the elusive role of the Blues and Greens during the Arab conquest of Egypt as recorded by John of Nikiou.

Seventh Century Judean Historiography : The Pentateuch

Canon&Culture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-36
Author(s):  
Marvin A. Sweeney
Keyword(s):  
Seventh Century
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