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o.frange.766 Theben
Letter from monastic brothers asking help buying clothing for a priest. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, sent by a group of humble brothers (probably monks) to a fellow brother. They are sending a priest south and ask the recipient to help him buy clothing worth 2 solidi from monks or laymen, thanking him for past kindnesses to their father. machine translation
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TM 220304.
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· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲧⲛἀσπάζεσθαι ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟ δέ ⲛⲧⲉⲕἀγάπη ϫⲉ κατά ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡὁλοκόττινος ⲛϩⲃⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ
ϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲁ…ⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ
ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉἀγάπη ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ εἴτε ϩⲛ ⲙμοναχός εἴτε ϩⲛ ⲛκοσμικόν ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱ[…]
ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛὁλοκόττινος ⲛϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
πρός ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ
[v]
ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧ … ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ δέ
[…]ⲛ ⲛⲧⲛεὐχαριστεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧπληροφορία
… ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ
ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ […]
… ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥἀγάπη ⲟϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ οὖν
ϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲛαἴτημα ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓἀπόκρισις ⲛⲛἀναγκαῖον ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ οὖν ⲉⲓ ⲛϥεὐχαριστεῖν ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛἐλάχιστος ††Translations (1)
[recto]
We greet the sweetness of your brotherhood, honoured and holy, and we greet our brother Psate. We inform your love that, just as we sent to you about the solidus for clothing, now behold, they have come about it. Behold, our brother the priest […] we have sent him south to your brotherhood, so that you may do the kindness like all the other kindnesses that you do for our father, more than our insignificance, and that you go with our brother the priest and ask, whether among the monks or among the laymen, and that you [buy (?)] these 2 solidi of clothing for him in the way that he wants it, so that his heart may be at [rest]
[verso]
about them, and the heart (?) […] who sent him. And we […] and we give thanks to your brotherhood and the assurance (?) […] the one who sent him, as you have done with our father from the first, and with me also now […] this one, whose love is great toward us, as now your brotherhood. So when your brotherhood has fulfilled our request, do the kindness and come in with the brother, so that we may find you for this necessary answer. Let our father then come and give thanks to you in this matter. Farewell.
Deliver it to the God-loving, honoured and holy one, from the most humble brothers. ††
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220304 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;766 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220304 tier-1
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