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o.frange.181 Theben

Letter asking a brother for prayers in time of distress. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer, using the humble self-designation "my Littleness", greets a fellow monk or cleric as "your Brotherhood" and asks for his prayers because he is in distress. It ends with the customary farewell "in the Lord". machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲗϭ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
First of all, with the word of my Littleness, I write and greet your good and sweet Brotherhood. Be so kind as to pray for me, for my heart is very much troubled (?) these days. Farewell in the Lord.

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Found at Thebes

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