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Letter from Ioannes to the anchorite Apa Elisaios about gold and skins. A Coptic letter from Ioannes to the anchorite Apa Elisaios reporting that he has sent items by Philemon and has questioned a man named Victor, who denied receiving gold in connection with a skin or leather transaction. He asks Elisaios to send word south about whether payment will be made for the skin to come. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD, from the monastic community at Thebes. machine translation
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Transcription
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ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲗϭ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛ[…]ⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ
ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧἀπόκρισις δέ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ, ⲉⲡτόπος ⲁⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥὁμολογεῖν ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲣ
ἀλλά ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϣⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲧἀπόκρισις ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϥπείθειν ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛ
ⲡϣⲁⲣ, ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ κἄν ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ κἄν ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲧἀπόκρισις ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ, ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϯπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ † ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
ϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁ
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ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ
ⲡἀναχωρητής ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲓ[…]Translations (1)
[recto]
See, the scales (?), I have sent them by Philemon, comforting (?) and good (?), which I placed until […] so that men should not see them. Now concerning the answer of the brother: I sent for Victor and brought him in to the monastery (topos); I spoke with him and he admitted to me: "I did not receive any gold that I might separate any skin (?)." But he who received it, he received it for the skin that will be separated.
Do the charity: if you will send a man south before I come out, send the answer to him, if he is persuaded that we should give them for the skin that is coming, which will be separated, whether through him or through someone else, we will give them. Let him send the answer to us through the one whom you will send. I greet your holy fatherhood before everything. Farewell for many, many years.
[verso]
Give it to our beloved honoured God-loving [father] Apa Elisaios the anchorite, from [Ioann]es the […]
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- TM-Text 86786 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mon.epiph;;253 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86786 tier-1
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