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o.frange.779 Theben
Letter from Markos to a monastic brother requesting papyrus sheets. Coptic ostracon letter from the Theban region in which Markos, a humble brother (with the scribe Moses), thanks a fellow monk for his letters, apologizes for not meeting him, and asks him to wrap up and send papyrus sheets the next morning. He promises to account for the cost of the ink and asks for prayers. machine translation
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TM 130895.
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Transcription
[r]
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ϫⲓ
ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ χολή
ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲡⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣϩ ϩⲁⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲏⲥ
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲉχάρτης
ⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ
ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ
[v]
ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉχρεία ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡστιχηρόν
ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡμέλαν
ϯⲛⲁἀπολογίζεσθαι ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲓⲥ ϯ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓ
ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲥϥⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲕ
ⲡκεφάλαιον ϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ
ⲛἐλάχιστοςTranslations (1)
[recto]
When my humble self received the holy letters of your God-loving brotherhood, I was filled with great joy. God knows that I became very bitter that I did not meet you […]
after it. And truly, the sun was setting at once (?) before I came out from the place of the Epiphany (?), because I had stayed with him; I did not find a way to come quickly.
Do the great kindness and wrap the papyrus sheets
that are with you for me
tomorrow morning
[verso]
because the need has arisen,
since I have taken an ostracon (?) today for the stichêron,
and for the ink
I will account to you for the copper coins for it. If the Lord grants that I come
in good spirits tomorrow, I shall receive their (?) [...] from you.
The main point: pray
for me, my beloved God-loving brother.
The scribe Moses.
Markos, your humble brother.
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 130895 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;779 tier-1
- HGV-Text 130895 tier-1
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