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o.frange.644 Theben

Letter urging a brother to come or send a reply. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the senders greet a 'brother' and urge him to come to them, or else to send a reply about what he intends to do. The tone is pressing, mentioning distress over matters left undone. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲧⲛπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ κατά ⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲕⲕⲱ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛπείθειν ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲕⲉϣⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲙ[…]ⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ […]ⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲁ …[…] ⲕⲛⲁⲣ ϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲑⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲇ…[…] ⲁⲛϯⲧⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲁϥ εἴτε ⲉⲓ εἴτε ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
We greet your brotherliness, which is honoured in our whole heart. After this, we exhort your brotherliness: by the truth, you had left it until tomorrow (?). If we have persuaded you, do the kindness: arise and come, and your heart will be at rest. If again you have been prevented, behold, you will be able (?) to […] us, and we will go […] to see what will come out […] you; give […] you will be a stranger to us. […] We have put pressure on her (?), let us see what you will do. Either come or send the answer to us, for all the things are grievous. Farewell in the Lord.

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Found at Thebes

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