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o.frange.761 Theben
Letter from Bishop Ezekiel about hiring a camel-driver for the year. Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, sent by Bishop Ezekiel to his "sons" Zael and Moyses. He asks Zael to travel south to the place of Apa Terane and find out whether the camel-driver Pses will come to work for them for the year, so that they can find someone else if he will not. machine translation
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Transcription
[r]
ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯἀσπάζεσθαι
ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ
ⲛⲧⲟⲕ δέ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲍⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲛⲉϫ ⲡⲉσκυλμός ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ
ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲓⲛⲉ
ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ
ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϥⲣ ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲣ
ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ
ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲃ
ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ
ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ἤ ϥⲛⲏⲩ
ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲧⲛ … ⲙⲡⲁⲓ …[…]ⲛⲉ…
[v]
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲍⲁⲏⲗ
ⲙⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ
ⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲏⲗ ⲡἐπίσκοποςTranslations (1)
[recto]
First, I greet and salute my beloved, most honoured sons. And we greet our son Psate.
Now you, our son Zael, do us the kindness and take the trouble to go south to the place of Apa Terane and ask after Pses the camel-driver whether he is coming to spend the year with us doing the camel work. For he told us twice: "When I spend the year, I will pray (?); I am coming to do the work for you." Do us the kindness and bring us the answer about the work, whether he is coming or not coming, so that we may look for someone else. Otherwise we […] this […]
[verso]
Deliver it to my beloved, most honoured sons Zael and Moyses, from Ezekiel the bishop.
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- TM-Text 220299 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;761 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220299 tier-1
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