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o.frange.777 Theben
Letter from Markos to his brother Moses about finishing work. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Markos, who calls himself 'the least', to his brother Moses. He asks Moses to finish a piece of work that same day and to take care with some materials, apparently leather or skins. It comes from the Theban region. machine translation
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 130894.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος
προσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕἀγάπη ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϯπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲓϣⲁⲁⲣ
ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲏⲧ
ἀλλά σπουδάζειν καλῶς ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩἀναγκάζειν ⲙ[…]
ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
[v]
ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ †Translations (1)
[recto]
My humble self (literally: my least-ness) greets your honoured love. I beseech your brotherliness: please do the kindness and finish this skin (?) today, for I have not yet begun (?).
But take good care with the hide (?) and the inner plucking (?), and set them out
on it, because they have compelled […]
to him.
[verso]
My brother Moses.
Markos, the least.
Farewell in the Lord †
Connections
Found at
Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 130894 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;777 tier-1
- HGV-Text 130894 tier-1
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