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Letter to a spiritual father about an offering, with note on camels carrying water. Coptic ostracon letter from Thebes in which the writer thanks a spiritual father for his letter and news of his health, mentions a bishop, and asks him to come and make the offering (prosphora). An upside-down addition instructs that Matthaios and Markos take two camels to carry water. machine translation
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TM 220325.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
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Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲛ[…] ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉΧριστός ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ
ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ δέ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϩⲉ
ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟ […]
ⲛⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧἀπόκρισις δέ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ […]
καὶ γάρ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ …[…]
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁσπουδάζειν ⲉ[…]
ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ […]
ⲡϩⲱⲃ πρός ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ […]
ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲕⲱ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃ[…]
ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ […]
ⲛⲅϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧ …[…]
ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ γάρ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛ[…]
ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡἐπίσκοπος ⲉ[…]
[…] …ⲁⲩ ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ […]
[…] … ⲙⲛ […]
[v]
ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ
ⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲧπροσφορά ⲙ[…] … ⲣⲱⲙ[…] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ
[…]ⲡⲣⲟⲧ … ⲡ … ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ
ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ
ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ
[…] ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ … ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ἡ ἁγία
τριάς †
[upside-down]
ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲥ … ⲛ
ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁⲧⲉ
ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛ … ⲁⲩⲡⲣ[…]
ⲉ … […]Translations (1)
[recto]
[We received the letter] of your Fatherhood […] Christ-loving (?); our [heart] was greatly comforted, and especially because we found your health in it, the thing that is […] care at all times. Concerning the answer which you wrote to us […], for indeed our heart was comforted […]
and what you will hasten to […]
that we may come out quickly […]
the matter, according to what is fitting […]
and do not let a man […]
to the place until I come out […]
and guard the myst(ery?) […]
For I went, saying, I […]
our father the bishop […]
[…] … we greet […]
[…] … with […]
[verso]
… brothers very, very much who are with us.
I am thirsty for this with eagerness of heart: do the kindness to come and make the offering […] … man […] and also
[…] … the brothers who came
in with you, so that they too may come
to you when they have received the blessing […]
[…] great … them. The holy
Trinity †
[upside-down]
Let Matthaios and Markos … two camels and let them carry water in the …
Let … […]
[…]
Connections
Found at
Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220325 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;795 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220325 tier-1
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