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o.frange.629 Theben

Letter from Thomas to his spiritual father about troubles in the district. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region in which Thomas greets his spiritual father, explains that troubles in the district have prevented him from visiting, and proposes to meet him if the father can come. The address on the back names David, 'the most humble', as sender to a holy father Apa […]. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

[r] ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁψυχή ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ἐπειδή ⲁⲓⲣ ⲡⲉⲙϣⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲕⲥⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ …ⲱⲓⲉⲱϩⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ [v] ☧ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ …ⲉⲓⲁ… ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος † † †

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] First of all, I, Thomas, am the one who writes, greeting my beloved father, who is honoured in my whole heart and my whole soul and all my thoughts. Since I was worthy (?) of the door (?), you wrote to me. I did not find a way to come out to you because of the troubles that are in our district now. If God wills, and you find a way to come out now, I will come to meet you. Farewell in the Lord. I greet my beloved […] John. Farewell. [verso] ☧ Give it to our beloved holy father and God-loving Apa […], from David, the most humble. † † †

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