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o.frange.640 Theben

Letter from Iohannes to holy fathers asking prayers for the sick Matthias. Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, written by Iohannes to holy fathers (monks). He asks them to pray for the sick Matthias, asks about the price of some item, and explains he could not yet send vessels but will come up when the man recovers. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯἀσπάζειν ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲧφόρειν ⲙⲡⲉχρίστος ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ἀγαπή ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϥϣⲱⲛⲉ […] ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ […] ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ[…] ⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ τίμη ⲙϫⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲉⲛσκεῦος ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣ ϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I greet [and] salute your sweet God-fearing holiness, [who bear] Christ in truth. [Be so] kind as to pray [for Matth]ias, for he is ill […] so that God may heal [him] […] that we may find a way to come up […] you; and also that you send to me concerning the price of the rope (?). Otherwise I shall not know. God knows that I searched for some vessels in order to send them to you, but I did not find (any), because the opportunity has not arisen. When the Lord is pleased and the man gets up, I will come up. Farewell in the Lord. [Address:] Give it to my beloved holy fathers, from Iohannes the most humble.

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