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o.frange.652 Theben
Letter from Matthaios to the priest Moses about copying a book. A Coptic ostracon letter from Matthaios to the priest Moses, from the Theban region. Matthaios asks Moses to send him a book Moses has been copying, so that he may check it before it is finished or bound, reminding him of his promise to write it over Easter and urging him not to give it to anyone else. machine translation
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TM 220190.
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Transcription
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙπρεσβύτερος ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓἐλάχιστος
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγαπή ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲕⲱⲥⲡ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕκοσμεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ
ϣⲱⲡⲉ κατά ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥϩⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓπάσχα ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ
ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓϥ μηπότε ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁϥ
ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲱϩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲧⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲱϣ …
ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕπλανᾶν ⲉⲕⲁⲣ ⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
Give it to the priest Moses, from Matthaios, this most humble one.
Be so kind: if you have finished copying the book, send it to me so that I may see it before you bind (?) it, lest words be confused (?).
Be it as you told me, "I will write it for you during this Easter." A brother told me that you have written it. Do not perhaps give it to someone else of those who are mixing with one another (?).
Do me the kindness and send it to me so that I may see it, lest a word be split (?) […]
The word is God; if you lead astray (?), you are showing mercy to God (?). Farewell in the Lord.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220190 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;652 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220190 tier-1
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