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o.frange.780 Theben
Letter of Markos about a book for the priest Faustus. A Coptic ostracon letter from Markos, a monk of the Theban region, to a brother, asking that a book prepared (probably bound or decorated) for the priest Faustus be handed to Faustus's messenger, and that the fair price be written on a small sherd so Markos can settle the account. It also mentions two tremissis coins and arrangements involving brothers Jacob and Psate. machine translation
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TM 130893.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
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Transcription
ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲫⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ
ϩⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ
ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕκοσμεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ οὖν πρός
ⲡδίκαιον ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁἀπολογίζεσθαι
ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁϩⲱⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲕⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛτριμήσιον
ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
ⲡⲣⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲙ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲉ
ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϯ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲕ
ⲟⲛ ϯⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
ⲡⲓἐλάχιστοςTranslations (1)
Look, the priest Faustus has written concerning the book.
If you have adorned (bound?) it, do the kindness of giving it to his man whom he has sent.
Concerning this matter, then, whatever it amounts to according to what is just, write it on a small potsherd, so that I may account for it to you myself, until my own thing comes (?). We are anxious.
He also has two more tremissis coins with me. My brother Jacob, the man of the Fayum (?), will write the one, and another brother will write the other one. I said to him: if I give its price to you, I shall again be filled (paid) from him.
I, my brother the priest, and my brother Psate, Markos, the least.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 130893 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;780 tier-1
- HGV-Text 130893 tier-1
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