And when one searches for the name 'Marcion' the only results which come up are found in Egypt:
This name is attested 9 time(s) in papyri (Sort order: chronological): | |||||
Text [Sort...] | Name | Date [Sort...] | Place | Full Text | |
SB 3 6124, 1 | Μαρκίων | BC 332 - AD 699? | Egypt | ||
SB 1 4604, 3 | Μαρκίων | Aethiopia - Talmis (Kalabsha) | |||
P. Col. 10 250, 10 | Μαρκίονος Διογένους | AD 43 Apr 5 | 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza) | ||
P. Oslo 2 31, 5 | Μαρκίωνος | AD 138 - 161? | Egypt | ||
P. Oslo 2 31, 30 | Μαρκίωνος | AD 138 - 161? | Egypt | ||
P. Ross. Georg. 2 18, 125 | Μαρκίωνος | AD 139 Dec 28 - 140 Jan 26 | 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum) | ||
P. Ross. Georg. 2 18, 141 | Μαρκίωνος | AD 139 Dec 28 - 140 Jan 26 | 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum) | ||
P. Oxy. 12 1534 descr., 12 | Μαρκίωνος | AD 200 - 225 | U19 - Oxyrynchites | ||
SB 6 9201, 7 | Λόγγου Μαρκίωνος Λούππου | AD 203 Jan 25 | U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) |
I am starting to think that the Church Fathers latched on to the name 'Marcion' because it was a typically Egyptian way of referencing the name 'Mark.' Philostorgius makes reference to a number of terms typical of Alexandrian Greek (i.e. 'baukalis' = a wine jug). Maybe Marcion was another ...