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o.frange.44 Theben
Letter requesting the sending of an awl. Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer, calling himself 'the least', greets his addressee respectfully and asks him to send a tool (apparently an awl or needle), because it is urgently needed. It closes with a request for prayers. machine translation
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 140932.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[… ? lines lost …]
[…]…ⲟⲥ…[…]
[…]ⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲉ…
[…]ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος
ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅
ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ κατά ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧⲛⲟϭ
ⲛἀγάπη ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ
ⲧⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲕⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ
ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓTranslations (1)
[… ? lines lost …]
[…]…os…[…]
[…]a this (?)…
[…] the least,
[I gree]t your
God-revering, honoured in every way, Piety (?). Do the great
kindness and send
the awl (?) for sewing (?) to me,
for the need is great.
Pray for [me].
Connections
Found at
Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 140932 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;44 tier-1
- HGV-Text 140932 tier-1
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