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o.frange.774 Theben
Letter from Moses the calligrapher asking about letters of Apa Epiphanios. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region in which Moses the calligrapher asks a brother to inquire of Apa Epiphanios whether he sent a letter together with his writings, and to send back the answer. Moses explains he is living among the soldiers on the mountain and names places through which a reply could be sent. machine translation
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Transcription
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ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ…[…]
ἐπειδή ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛβάρος ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡνόμος ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲣ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ οὖν ⲛϫⲓ ϯ …[…]
ⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁἐπιστολή ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ
ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥἐπιστολή ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲓ
ⲟⲛ καλῶς ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣ
ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ
ⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ δέ
ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ἤ
ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ
[v]
[…] …ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ…[…]
[…]ⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲕⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲕϣ[…]
[…]ⲉ ⲛⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧἀπόκρισις οὖν ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲣ
ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ……ⲟⲧ ⲛⲣⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲉ: ἤ ⲉⲑⲉⲛⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉ ἤ ⲉⲧἐκκλησία ⲙⲡϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ἐπειδή ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲭⲟ
ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ κατά ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡκαλλιγράφος ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲓ[…] ἐλάχιστοςTranslations (1)
[recto]
First of all, I greet […]
Since the one who teaches says, 'Bear the burdens of one another, and so you will fulfil the law of Christ,' be so kind, then, as to take the […] potsherd (ostracon) and put it away (?) and ask Apa Epiphanios whether he sent me the letter that is assembled together with his writings concerning […]
If he tells you, 'I sent his letter and I also received […] well concerning it,' be so kind as to send them to me so that I may be free of worry. But if he says, 'I have not had leisure for it,' or 'I have not found a man […]'
[verso]
[…] time […]
[…] matter; be so kind as to […] the potsherd to him. The answer, then, that he will give you, be so kind as to send it by a man […] who is going (?) to Paeit Tyrane, or to Thenete of Paeit Pesynte, or to the church of Pshonte, since I am living among the soldiers on the mountain. Farewell.
Deliver it to my beloved brother, holy and blessed and honoured in every way, […]
Moses the calligrapher, through your brother Pei[…], the least.
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- TM-Text 220312 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;774 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220312 tier-1
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