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o.frange.654 Theben

Letter to a revered father about goods sent and a verse of writing. Fragmentary Coptic ostracon letter from Western Thebes, written by a monk or layman to a respected 'father', asking for prayers and mentioning items sent through a man named Ker and a measure of dates received. A postscript explains that a written verse is not an alphabet but should be read 'like the wheels'. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

[… ? lines lost …] […] ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲛ […] ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥ[…]…ϩⲙ ⲉϥϥⲱϣ ⲉⲓⲥ […]…ϩⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ […] ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ […]ⲁ… ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲉ[…]…ⲛἀγάπη ⲁⲓϫⲁⲩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛκιτρέα ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲏⲣ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛ ⲃⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓστίχος ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩἀλφάβητον ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉτροχός ⲙⲁϣⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… ? lines lost …] […] pray for us […] the trouble (?) arises to his […] … he being worn out (?), behold […] … some sentences (?) up, complete […] to him from evening […] … that we say to the brethren that they […] … love. I have sent 8 (measures?) of harman and a little kitrea by him, Ker. Farewell, my beloved father who is honoured in the Lord. You sent me a measure of dates that was bad (?). Do not think that this verse (stichos) of writing is an alphabet; no, it goes like the wheels; take it in that way.

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