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o.frange.385 Theben
Letter of greeting and thanks to a holy man. Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, addressed with elaborate monastic greetings to a holy man. The writer expresses great joy and thanks for a kindness received, praising God, and mentions a monk and someone named Moses. machine translation
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TM 219924.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
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Transcription
ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ
ⲉⲓπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓἀσπάζειν
ⲙⲡⲉⲕἄγγελος ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕἁγιωσύνη
[…]ⲡ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ
[…]ⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ
[…]ⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁ[…]ⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ
[…]ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛσωτήρ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
[…] ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡπαντοκράτωρ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ… ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ
[…]ⲟⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
[…]ⲙⲛⲧἀγαθός ⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ
[…]… ⲉϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲟⲩ[…]ⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲉϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲡ[…] ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
[…] ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
[…]μοναχός ϭⲱ
[…]ⲕⲣⲁϩⲧ
[…]… ϩⲛ ⲟⲩ
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
Before all things I write, worshipping your God-serving piety, which is honoured, and greeting your holy angel and your holiness. […] they (?) rejoiced greatly […] and with great joy […] your […]-ness. The moment I […] very much because of the good thing that you did for me in […] God and Christ our Saviour, the king of heaven and earth […] alone, and the Almighty who dwells in the heights […] upon the humble […] you, the true God alone […] goodness, do a kindness […] coming to you […] the Lord (?) [...] Moses […] by the will of God […] monk, remain […] strong (?) […] in a […]
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- TM-Text 219924 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;385 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219924 tier-1
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