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David G. Martinez P. Michigan XIX Baptized for Our Sakes: A Leather Trisagion from Egypt (P. Mich. 799) Beiträge zur Altertumskunde Herausgegeben von Michael Erler, Ernst Heitsch, Ludwig Koenen, Reinhold Merkelbach, Clemens Zintzen Band 120 3 Β. G. Teubner Stuttgart und Leipzig P. Michigan XIX Baptized for Our Sakes: A Leather Trisagion from Egypt (P. Mich. 799) Edition and Commentary by David G. Martinez B. G. Teubner Stuttgart und Leipzig 1999 Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufhahme Martinez, David G.: Baptized for our sakes : a leather trisagion from Egypt (P. Mich. 799) ; edition and commentary / by David G. Martinez - Stuttgart ; Leipzig : Teubner, 1999 (Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; Bd. 120) (P. Michigan ; 19) ISBN 3-519-07669-1 Das Werk einschließlich aller seiner Teile ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Jede Verwertung außerhalb der engen Grenzen des Urheberrechts- gesetzes ist ohne Zustimmung des Verlages unzulässig und strafbar. Das gilt besonders für Vervielfältigungen, Ubersetzungen, Mikroverfilmungen und die Einspeicherung und Verarbeitung in elektronischen Systemen. © 1999 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart und Leipzig Printed in Germany Druck und Bindung: Druckhaus „Thomas Müntzer" GmbH, 99947 Bad Langensalza To my mother and the memory of my father TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ix Editorial Sigla xi I. Introduction 1 Language and Rhythm 1 The Trisagion—Structure, Epithets, and Origins 6 The Trisagion—Trinitarian or Christological? 16 P. Mich. 799: Theological and Liturgical context 21 Π. Text of P.Mich. 799 29 Diplomatic Text 32 Edited Text and Translation 38 III. Commentary 44 Hymn I, 1-39 (diplom. 2-14) 44 Hymn II, 40-54 (diplom. 15-22) 66 Hymn ΙΠ and Concluding Sextuplet 55-70 (diplom. 22-31) 76 Appendix: Summary of Phonological Features 85 Addenda (to be consulted at •) 88 Abbreviations and Bibliography 90 Indices 96 viii Table of Contents I. Greek Indices of P. Mich. 799 96 A. Biblical Proper Names 96 B. General Index of Words 96 II. Subject Index 98 A. English 98 B. Greek 108 ΠΙ. Select Index Locorum 110 A. Biblical Literature 110 B. Patristic Literature Ill C. Liturgiae et Symbola 113 D. Hymns 113 E. Magical Texts 114 F. Other Papyri and Inscriptions 115 G. Greek Literature 115 PREFACE In preparing this edition, I received generous assistance from a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship with a matching University Research Institute grant from the University of Texas at Austin and two Summer Research Awards from the same university. I acknowledge my gratitude for this support and also for permission to publish this remarkable document, granted by the Hatcher Grad- uate Library of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I have ben- efited greatly from the correspondence of Rev. Fr. Justin of St. Catherine's Monastery, Mt. Sinai, and Rev. Fr. Haralampos of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, who freely made available their expertise in Eastern Orthodox liturgy and theology. I also thank my Texas colleague David Armstrong for contacting them in my behalf and for his own valuable suggestions. I made substantial revisions to the text and finished checking ref- erences during my fellowship year at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., where, in addition to the Center's resources, I also had access to the splendid Byzantine library at Dumbarton Oaks. Those two institutions have done so much to advance ancient and late-antique Greek studies in this country, that I am honored to have this monograph associated with them. I am also pleased for the vol- ume to bear the name of B.G. Teubner, and I appreciate the patience of the editors of that firm in bringing it to light I presented various aspects of this text as papers to the American Society of Papyrologists, the Catholic University of America, the Center for Hellenic Studies, and Dumbarton Oaks, and benefited from the criticisms of those audiences, particularly L. MacCoull, J. χ Preface Price, and A. Alexakis. I also thank T. Gagos, F. T. Gignac, P.A. Heilporn, R. Hübner, S. Larson, M. Marcovitch, G. Quispel (t), A. Rigsby, R.K. Ritner, G. Schwendner, L. M. White, and D. Wilson for their help and advice on many points. In the production of the camera-ready copy I received invaluable assistance from Jeffrey Fish, whose expertise with computers and keen critical insight im- proved this work on a number of fronts. In addition, I am grateful to my parents-in-law, Thomas and Irma Longley, to my aunt, Antonia Cabrera, and above all to my wife Meredith for their support of a more personal but equally important nature. As I wrote this monograph two were looking over my shoulder. The first is Ludwig Koenen, who gave me constant help with this document and whose own ground-breaking work on the Trisagion forms the basis for my approach to this type of hymn in general and this text in particular. The other is my late father, Rev. Angel Mar- tinez, whose character and long career in the ministry furnished a kind of spiritual incentive for my work. I dedicate this volume to his memory and also to his surviving wife and my mother, Robbie Mar- tinez. Austin, Texas February 1999

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