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o.frange.628 Theben

Letter to a spiritual father sending lamps and other goods. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer greets his 'beloved father' (probably a monk or cleric), explains that trouble in the district kept him from visiting to receive his blessing, and reports sending two lamps and other goods. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

[r] ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϭⲏⲛⲧⲁⲓϭⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ἀλλά ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟϣ [v] ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲥⲏⲛⲧⲉ ⲛκανδήλη ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛϩ…ⲙⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲙⲏⲣ ⲛⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲁ… ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉ[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Before all things, I greet my beloved father. The Lord knows my heart: I was greatly relieved when I found (news of) your well-being. And again, I wish to come to meet you and receive your blessing, but the trouble of the district [verso] prevented me from coming to do obeisance to you, my beloved father. Behold, the two lamps and a … I have sent them to you. Behold, the ten measures (?) of … I have sent them to you. I, Ana… (?), am writing […]

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Found at Thebes

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