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o.frange.392 Theben

Opening of a letter greeting the holy fathers. The opening greeting of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer, calling himself 'most humble', greets his beloved holy fathers who bear Christ in truth. Only the formulaic introduction survives. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ […]ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧφορεῖν ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[Before all] things, [I, the] most humble one, [write and gr]eet my beloved holy fathers [...] of God, who [bear] Christ in truth.

Connections

Found at Thebes

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