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o.frange.767 Theben
Letter from monks requesting help and water. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, sent by a group of monks to a fellow brother. They refer to an earlier message sent through Sael about a solidus, ask that certain people be sent to help, and urgently request water because they have no camels available. machine translation
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TM 220305.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
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ⲧⲛἀσπάζεσθαι ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ
πρός ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲛⲥⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡὁλοκόττινος ⲛϩⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲥ ϩⲏⲧⲉ οὖν
ⲁⲧⲉχρεία ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲏ
[…]ⲁⲙⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ἤ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ[…] ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ
[…]ⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲉⲓⲡⲟⲣⲕ
[v]
ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲛ ⲑⲉ
ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲡⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ
ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲛεὐχαριστεῖν ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ σπουδάζειν ⲛⲥⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ …ⲙⲟϥ
ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡ[…]
ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛἐλάχιστοςTranslations (1)
[recto]
We greet your honoured brotherhood. According to how we sent to you yesterday through Sael concerning the solidus for clothing (?): behold now, the need has arisen; we have sent to your brotherhood so that you may do the kindness and send the brother Psate to [...]amprepei, or Pesynte the [...], with his daughter, and they come [...] and they bind the baskets (?)
[verso]
We have no camels; they have gone out. Let them find a way and fill the jar (?) with water for us, for we are greatly distressed, so that we may give thanks to you. Hurry, let your brotherhood be zealous to send it to us quickly. If you find a way, come in [...] it, and we will find you well. Give it to [...]
honoured and holy, through the most humble brothers.
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220305 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;767 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220305 tier-1
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