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o.frange.351 Theben
Letter from Matthaios to Apa Frange and Moses requesting a belt. A Coptic ostracon letter from Matthaios to the monk Apa Frange and his brother Moses, thanking them for a kindness and asking them to make something for a small belt. He asks for their prayers. It comes from the Theban area. machine translation
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TM 219890.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
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Transcription
ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ
ⲛἐλάχιστος ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟ ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲥϫⲛⲁϩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲥ
ⲉϯⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛζώνη ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
πλήν ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ[…]ⲧⲉⲛⲧ[…]
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲩⲏ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓἐλάχιστοςTranslations (1)
First of all, I, my [humble] (?) most insignificant one, greet [my be]loved holy and honoured father Apa Frange and my beloved good brother Moses.
You have done us a kindness; you have made my heart rest (?). Be so kind, again, as to weave some girdles (?)
for the little belt for us also, so that the Lord may bless you.
I know that I have troubled you.
However, you have […]
Be so kind as to pray
for me in the lifting up of your holy hands, honoured men. Farewell in the Lord.
Give it to my beloved ones, through Matthaios, this most insignificant one.
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 219890 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;351 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219890 tier-1
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