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o.frange.668 Theben

Letter asking a brother for forgiveness, mentioning the bishop. A Coptic ostracon with a letter of apology from a monk or cleric to a 'brother', begging forgiveness and explaining why he failed to act. He refers to a letter from 'our father the bishop' and to brothers sent on his behalf, and ends by quoting a saying about forgiving so as to be forgiven. It comes from the Theban region. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲣⲓⲧἀγάπη ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ πιστεύειν ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲁⲡⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ' ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲙⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ γάρ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲧⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡἐπίσκοπος ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁπρόσωπον ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩ […]ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩ […]ⲡτόπος ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁ […]ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ […] ⲁⲣⲓⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ […]ⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ […]ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ […] ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Do me the kindness, forgive me, my brother. Believe me that I have made great efforts (?) to set your heart at rest, but I did not get out of the door, for you did not tell me that you were not going to take it. And you know that our father the bishop wrote that I sent the brothers to act on my behalf, those who […] the matter, those who […] the place, and […] […] those who slept (?) […] do me the kindness and forgive me […] the fetters (?) with […] he said, 'Forgive [so that you may be] forgiven' […] […] lord.

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