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o.frange.41 Theben
Letter of greeting to Apa Antonios. Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer, calling himself "the least", greets his beloved, holy and God-loving correspondent, Apa Antonios, likened to a pillar of light. Only the greeting formulas and a few words of the body survive. machine translation
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TM 140929.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
ϩⲁⲑⲏ μέν
ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
[…] ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁ
[…] … ⲣⲟⲛ ⲛἅγιος ⲛⲁⲙⲉ
[…] ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥστῦλος ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
[…]ⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲥϯ
ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
[…]ⲛⲟⲕ […]ⲥⲧ[…]
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛ[…]
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
First of all,
[I], the least, [write] greeting my beloved […] God-loving, pious […] holy, true […] like the pillar of light, Apa Antonios […] who is humble, giving forth fragrance (?) […] you […]
[…] give it to […]
[…]
Connections
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 140929 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;41 tier-1
- HGV-Text 140929 tier-1
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