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apf.70.183
A letter to Pesynthios of Koptos via HGV-meta
Letter of praise and prayer to Bishop Pesynthios of Koptos. A Coptic letter from a self-described humble writer to a revered bishop, almost certainly Pesynthios of Koptos, full of elaborate praise comparing him to Elijah and Elisha and calling him a shepherd and pillar of light. The writer prays for the bishop's healing and hopes to see him again before his own approaching death. It dates to the 7th century and comes from the Theban west bank (Djeme). machine translation
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- A letter to Pesynthios of Koptos HGV-meta Memnoneia - Djeme (Thebes west)VII
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ⲙⲉⲓϭⲛ χάρτης ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛἐλάχιστος ϯπροσκυνεῖν ϯⲡⲁϩⲧ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡὑποπόδιον ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ
ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁψυχή ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛἐπίσκοπος ⲛⲧⲉχώρα ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉΘεσβίτης
ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲉⲗⲉⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉπνευματοφόρος ⲡⲉⲕμαθητής ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲱⲥ
ⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱ
ⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲟϩⲉ ⲛλογικός
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉστῦλος
ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲧοἰκουμένη ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος
παρακαλεῖν ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ
ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲡἐπίσκοπος ⲛⲛⲉψυχή ⲡβοηθός ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲏϣ ⲡⲉσκεπαστής ⲉⲧⲣ ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲗⲟϫⲗⲉϫ
ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϥχαρίζειν ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲙϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
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... papyrus (?). First, indeed, before I speak, I, the most humble, prostrate myself, I bow down, I worship the footstool of the feet of your holy godliness, my father, greeting your greeting thirteen times daily with my whole heart and my whole soul, the great bishop of the whole country,
the great Elijah the Tishbite
and Apa Elisha, the spirit-bearer, your holy disciple. You are the great shepherd
who brings back the sheep that have been scattered
into the fold of the rational (sheep),
the holy one. You are the pillar
of light that rises over the whole inhabited world. You are our glory and
our crown and our boast. My humility
entreats Christ on your behalf, for he
is the physician of the sick, the bishop of souls, the helper of the needy, the protector who heals every sickness and every disease, that he may grant you healing and rest, and that the Lord may make me worthy to see you again soon, for the time of my release
has drawn near.
Farewell
in the Lord.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 82913 primary
- DDbDP-Text apf;70;183 tier-1
- HGV-Text 82913 tier-1
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