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o.frange.759 Theben
Letter from David to Apa Charis about a book and a trimesion. A Coptic ostracon letter from a monk who calls himself David "the least" to his brother Apa Charis, concerning a book or text to be adorned and sent, and a trimesion coin to be obtained. It is addressed to Apa Charis and Apa Iohannes, and comes from the Theban area. machine translation
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TM 220297.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
[…]…ⲡ ⲡκανών
ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ
ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ' ⲁⲡⲁ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁψυχή
[v]
ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ[…] ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ […]ⲧⲉⲥⲁϩϥ ⲁⲓϫ…[…]
ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ …[…]
ⲟⲩ, ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲕ …[…]
…
ϫⲓⲧϥ … ϫⲟⲟⲩ … ⲛⲅ[…]… ⲛⲁⲓ
… κοσμεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏ[…] ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓ ⲡτριμήσιον
ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ
ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲙ…ⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓ[…]Translations (1)
[recto]
[…] the canon (?).
David, the least, who writes and greets
his beloved brother Apa Charis
with all my heart and my soul.
[verso]
We greet […] honoured. Behold, the book (?) […] write it (?) […] I […]
it until now […]
[…], the other one for you […]
[…]
take it […] send […] to me (?)
[…] to adorn it. Behold […] I will send it in to Ape (?), so that I may receive the trimesion (gold third-solidus)
and send it to you, it being given by
a man. Farewell in the Lord. Give it
to my God-loving fathers Apa Charis
and Apa Iohannes, through […] the […]
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220297 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;759 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220297 tier-1
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