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o.crum.91
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Fragmentary letter mentioning Apa Kou[…] and Apa Iohannes. Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon mentioning Apa Kou[…] and Apa Iohannes, an order (using the Greek word 'to order'), an oath by God, and the writer's foot or movements. It probably comes from the Theban region and dates to the 6th to 8th century AD. machine translation
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TM 82982.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten) (?)VI - VIII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[…] … […]
[…]ϣⲁ ϣⲱ[…]
[…]ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲟⲩ[…] ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ κελεῦειν ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣ ϣⲁ
[…]…ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛ
[…] ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛ[…]ⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
[…]ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙ[…]ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱ[…]ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ
[…]ϣ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ …
[…]ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲓ …
[…]ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓϣ
[…]ϣⲗ … […]
[…]…[…]Translations (1)
[…] … […]
[…] until(?) […]
[…] the feast(?) of Apa Kou[…]: "You have agreed(?) to order that they hold a feast(?) […]
[…] in his place from […]
[…] until now. Apa Iohannes […] swear to you by God […]
[…] that my foot has not […] time. Apa Io[…] you know, and […]
[…] walk …
[…] heart(?), do …
[…] how(?)
[…] pray(?) … […]
[…]…[…]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 82982 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.crum;;91 tier-1
- HGV-Text 82982 tier-1
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