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o.frange.332 Theben

Letter concerning money given to brother David. A fragmentary Coptic ostracon from Thebes, opening with an invocation of Jesus Christ. The writer says he gave money to his brother David for some item or payment, forgot to send word, and asks whether the amount is 6 or 5 keratia, ending with a request for prayer. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡλόγος ⲛ[…] ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ… ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ …[…] ⲛⲥⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ἤ ⲥⲟ ⲛκεράτιον ἤ ϯⲉ ⲛκεράτιον ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Jesus Christ, the Son [of God]. The matter (logos) of […] which I gave to […] the tsie(?); they make […] […] of the yoke (?); after[wards] my brother David [came] to me. I gave the mon[ey] to him, saying: "Give it for the tsie(?)." I forgot to send it. How much? Either 6 keratia or 5 keratia. Pray for me.

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Found at Thebes

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