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• The Coptic Encyclopedia Editors and Consultants Edllor In Chief Aziz S. Atiya University of Utah Editors William y, Adams University of Kentucky Basilios IV A.rchbishop of Jerusalem Pierre du BOUl-guet, S,J. Louvre Museum, Paris Rene·Georges Coquin College de France, Paris W. H. C. Frend Glasgow Um"'er,!ty Mirrit Boutros GhaJi Society of CfJptic Archaeology, Cairo Bishop Gregonos Higher Institute of Coptic Studies. Cairo Peter Grossmann Gennan I"stitule of Archaeology, Cairo Antoine Guillaumont College de France, Paris Rodolphe Kasser University of Ge"eva Martin Krause West/Mische WiIhelms·U"ivtrsi/;;/, Munster Subhi Y. Labib Kid V"lver,;ly Tito Orlandi University of Rome Marian Robenson Utah Siale University Khalil Samir PO"li~cal Oriental /"5I,I"le, Rome COn5ultantl Labib Habachi Egyptian Depar/ment of Antiquities, Cairo J. M. Robinson J"s/i/ute of A"tiquity and Christianily. Claremom, California Magdi Wahba Cairo University Editorial Managing Committee S, Kent Brown Brigham Young University. ProvQ Fuad Megally PolyJechnic of Central London The Coptic Encyclopedia Aziz S. Atiya EDITOR IN CHIEF Volume 1 Macmillan Publishing Company NEW'lORK Collier Macmillan Canada TORONTO Maxwell Macmillan International NEW YORK· OXFORD· SlI\lGAPORE· SYDNEY Copyright © 1991 b)' Macmillan Publishing Company A Division of Macmillan, Inc. All rights re".,....,ed. No pan of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any fonn or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without pennission in writing from the Publi~her. Macmillan Publishing Company 866 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Collier Macmillan Canada, Inc. 1200 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 200, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 3NI Library or Congress Catalog Card No.: 90·23448 Printed in the United States of America printing number 12345678910 Library of Congress Cataloging·in·Publication Data The Coptic encyclopedia / Aziz S. Atiya, editor·in·chid. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0·02·897025-X (set) 1. Coptic Church-Dictionaries. 2. Copts-Dictionaries. I. Atiya, Aziz S., 1898 BX130.5.C66 1991 90·23448 281'.7'03-dc20 CIP Tbe preparation of this volume was made possible in pan by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent rederal agency. Photographs on pages 567, 736, 754, 755, 790, 791, 876-878, 1284, 1311, and 2168 are reproduced courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of An. Photography by the Egyptian Expedition. Editorial and Production Staff Philip Friedman P"blishc~ Elly Dickason Managing Editor Sylvia Kanwischer Jonathan Wiener Pmject Editors Karin K. Vanden;eer Assisrant Editor uland Lowther Elizabeth I. Wilson Susan C. Winslow Copy-editors Jonathan Aretakis Gretchen Gordon Helen Wallace Proofreaders Cymhia Crippen Indexer Manhew M. Kardovich Production Manager Contents List of Ankles IX USI of Conuibulors XLIII Fo~""ord by Lelo A.liy<l L1X Preface by A.liz S. Ali)'" LX' LXV AcknowJ~g~nlS by Lei" A.tiyo. InlrodUClion by Ell)' Dickuon LXVII I LXIX GelW'ral Bibliography ~ Coplic Encydopttlia Appendu.: Unguistics I"".. / List of Articles A Abraham of Hcrmomhis Abun MARTIN K""USE BAIRU TAFlA Ababiu•. SAinl KIHLll Suna, S.J. Abraham of Minlif, Saint Abu N"'iT Ibn Hartin Ibn 'Abd RENE·GEORGFS COOUIN al·Masll,l Abamim of Tamu!. Sa;nl Abraham Pc.....a KHALIL SAMIR. S.l. KHALIL S"''''I(, S.J. THEOfRIED BA<,lMEtSTER Abuqlr Ab~m(in of Tukh. SainI Abrax,," RANDAll. STEWART KHALIL SA."l1<. S.l, MARTIN KRAiJS£ Abu $a',d Ibn Sa)'Yid al·Dar Ibn Abbat"n Abl al-Fa<jl al-M""lh, Abrlm al.Qibjl, Anb~ TIT() ORU~'Pl KHAUL SAM1R, 5.J. KHALIL SAMIR. 5.1, Abbot AbU &llih the Armenian Absolution A~lNf_ G1J111.ATJMONT ARCHijlSHDP BASJUOS AZlZ S. ATln 'Abdall~h AM ShAkir Ibn Abstincncc KHALIL SAM,a, S,J. al.JU.hib Azrz S, ATln i 'Abdall~h Ibn M",," AM al'Ala' Fahd Ibn AlIZ S, Ann KHALIL $AMIR. S.J. Ibrahim Abu~ir ($aqqara) 'Abdall~h Nirqi ANDlUo. FERRE PETER GROSSMANN USll6 TOROK Abu al·Faejl·lsa Ibn Ab"'~lr (Taposiris Magna) 'Abd aI·'Azj, Ibn Sa'd ai-Din N,,-~,,:.rus PETER GROSSMANN KHALIL SAM!a. S.J. ANDRE FERRE AbiJslr Bana 'Abd al·Masi!). Abu al-Fakhr al·Masll,ll RANDAll. STEWART KHAUL SAliIk. S.J. \'INCE."<T FREDERICK Abu,!r al-Malaq 'Abd al-M""!) Ibn T":'~q aI·Kind! AM J:Iulayqah RANDAll. STEWART KHALIL SAMIR. $,J. PENEWPE JDHNSTQ!<E Abu TIj 'Abel al-Ma.I!) ,,[·,.rI'ill al·Raqq! Abu IsMq Ibn Fac;llallah RANDAll. STEWART KHALIL SAMl", S.J. KHAllL 5A!.llR. 5.1, AbwAb. al· 'Abel al-Ma.l!). Known as Ibn Nul:' Abu lirjah WIlLtAM Y. ADAMS KHALIL S..."nR, S.J. AzIZ S. ATIn Abyilr 'Abel al·Masil) ~llb al·Masu'di Abu aJ·Khayr al·R""hid Ibn RANDAll. STEWART AZI~S. ATIYA al-Tayyib Abydos Ahgar VINCENT FREDERICK Archaeological and UteTaI)' I TTro ORLANDI Abu al-Majd Ibn Yu'anni. Evidcncc Abib Ibn N""1T KHALIL SAMtR. 5.1. R£Nt·GEQRG<5 COOUIN KHAUL SAl-HR, S.l. Abu al-Makarim MAURICE MARTIN. 5.1. Abiliu•. Saint .1.717 S. ATtn Building,; AzIZ S. Min PETER GROSSMANN Abu Mlna Ablution PETER GRoss.\U~'1N Acacian Schi.m W. H. C. FRENO ARCHBISHOP BAS1LlOS AbU al-Mufaej<j.aJ Ibn Am!n Abraam , al-Mulk Acaciu. MIRRIT Ik>1JTROS GHAU KHALIL SAMtR, S.J. TITO ORlANDI Abraham, Saim Abu al-Muna Aceount' and Accounting. SUB"' Y. UBIB KHALIL SAMtR, 5.1, Hi<tory of Coplic Ml)UN1R MEGALLY Abraham of Fa,..h;;! Abu al·Muna RENE-GEORGES COQUlN KIIAUL SA-WR, 5.1. Acephaloi W, H, C. F1<L,,<n Abraham and Ceorll" of $<oetis. Abu al-Mun;!. Ibn N""lm Saims al·Naqqash Achilla. RENE·GEORGES COQUIN KHALIL SAMIR. S.l. Aztz S, ATIYA IX