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o.frange.527 Theben

Letter from Moses to Apa Samuel. Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which Moses, calling himself 'the least', writes to greet his beloved brother, apparently Apa Samuel. Only the address formula survives. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 220064. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ […] ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ […] […] … ⲛⲉⲧ…[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Moses, the least [of sinners] (?), am writing and greeting [his] beloved brother […] Apa Samuel […] […] … […] […]

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (3)

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