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o.frange.164 Theben
Letter urging delivery of an artaba of wheat. A Coptic ostracon letter from Western Thebes in which the writer repeatedly urges the addressee to load an artaba of wheat and deliver it, rejecting the excuse that a father's death prevented him. He asks for the wheat to be left at the place of an old man, appealing 'for God's sake'. machine translation
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TM 141086.
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Transcription
ἐπειδή ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ
ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉⲗⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲡἀρτάβη
ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲅⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉχρεία
ⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲛ ⲗⲁⲓϭⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ
ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲑⲉ
ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ μέν ⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ κατά ⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ
ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲁⲥ
ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲡἀρτάβη ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲅⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁϩⲕⲓϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲁ[…] ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ[…]…ⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ
[…]ⲁⲛⲕⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
[…]…ⲟⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ
ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
ⲛⲓⲙTranslations (1)
Since I have said to you, master, Pelousios (?), many times (?) and you do not listen to me: load the artaba of wheat and bring it to me, for there is very, very great need.
Now again, do not find an excuse and say, 'It is because my father died that I could not find a way to come.' Look, my father has indeed departed according to the destiny of every person who is upon the earth. Now, if you are doing your work with us for God's sake, do it again for God's sake: load the artaba of wheat and bring it to Ape and leave it at the place of the old man Kahkiht (?), whom […] who brought it, so that […] come to me also.
[…] necessity upon you.
[…] I am the one who suffers at all times.
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- TM-Text 141086 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;164 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141086 tier-1
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