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o.frange.636 Theben
Letter from Papnoute to an elder asking for prayers and two pieces of cloth. Coptic ostracon letter from a man named Papnoute to a monk or elder he calls his beloved father, asking for his prayers. He complains that a man has not handed over something he was told had been taken, and asks the father to look for two pieces of cloth for him, citing a proverb about charity. It comes from the Theban region. machine translation
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TM 220174.
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Transcription
ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος … ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ … ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ
ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲧⲟⲛⲟ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲓ… ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ϥϩⲁⲧⲏϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥⲛⲁⲓϥ
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲉⲓϣ
ⲛ̅ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ἐντολή ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ…ⲟⲛⲉ καί γάρ
ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲧ
ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ † ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ
ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙTranslations (1)
The most humble […] Papnoute, who writes and greets his beloved father, the elder, and […]. Do the kindness
and pray for me. Otherwise (?), I have now become greatly distressed (?) about the place of the […] which you told me, saying, "I have taken it." I said to the man who has it, and he did not give it.
Do the charity and look for two pieces of
cloth (?) for me, as there is an instruction, otherwise I would have taken them to the city (?) […]. For indeed
it is written: "He who has mercy on a poor man lends to God." † Farewell in
the Lord, my beloved father,
who is worthy of all honour.
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- TM-Text 220174 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;636 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220174 tier-1
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