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o.frange.540 Theben

Opening of a letter to beloved brothers. Fragment of the opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes. The writer, calling himself "the least" in the usual humble formula, addresses beloved brothers, with mention of something holy and of "my brother". machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁ[…] […]ⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ […] […]ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ […] […]ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁ[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Fi[rst] of my word, [I], the least, write [to my …] […] […] beloved bro[thers] […] […] holy […] […] my brother […] [… lines lost …]

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Found at Thebes

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