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o.frange.485 Theben
Fragmentary letter to a 'father' asking for mercy in a time of need. Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, addressed to a 'father' (probably a monk or cleric). The writer invokes God Almighty and pleads that the addressee's mercy be with him in his day of need. machine translation
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 220022.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[… ? lines lost …]
…[…]
ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ[…]
ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ …[…]
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ[…] παντοκράτωρ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉ[…]
ϩⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ […]
ⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ
ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧ ἀνάγκη
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
[…]
[…]
father […]
our lord […]
God […] Pantokrator [in the heig]hts, who looks upon […]
Hail(?), I beseech [you] […]
[…] that your mer[cy may be]
with me on the day [of] necessity
[…]
Connections
Found at
Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220022 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;485 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220022 tier-1
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