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p.koeln.aegypt.2.60
Aufforderung zu einem Besuch via HGV-meta
Letter from a father asking his son to come for a visit. A short Coptic letter in which the writer greets his beloved son and asks him to come to Apa Is tomorrow. It closes with blessings. It dates to the 9th or 10th century AD and is held in Cologne. machine translation
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TM 700796.
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
σύν θεός ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯἀσπάζεσθαι ⲛⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ
ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲁϭ ⲛⲉϩⲓ
λοιπόν ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ
ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲥϯ
ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲃⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥTranslations (1)
With God. I greet and I salute the health of my beloved son. May the Lord grant him great ease.
Next, my son, come to Apa Is tomorrow, which is near to our father.
May the Lord keep your life. Farewell in the Lord.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 700796 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.koeln.aegypt;2;60 tier-1
- HGV-Text 700796 tier-1
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