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o.frange.71 Theben

Letter requesting money for handiwork. Fragmentary Coptic ostracon letter from the Theban area, probably from a monastic writer to a brother. The writer asks for money (literally 'bronze') because he is in great need, apparently to obtain some small handiwork to work on. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

[… ? lines lost …] ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ[…] ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ[…] ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ […] ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ ⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲣ χρεία ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ […]ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲑ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[…] there is (?) […] brother who […] ask after […] bronze (money) for me. For I am in great need of it, so that […] a little handiwork (?) so that I may work on it. [Jesus] Christ. 99 (amen).

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (3)

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