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o.frange.798 Theben
Letter to the priest David asking a favour and sending a small model. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, sent by a humble 'son' to his beloved spiritual father, the priest David. He asks for a further favour, apologises that he could not find a model or pattern (typos) to send that day, and sends a small one instead. machine translation
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TM 220328.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben601
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ
ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ
ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅϯ
ⲕⲟⲉⲓϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ
ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ τύπος
ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ
ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ
[v]
ⲛⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ †
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος †Translations (1)
[recto]
Do the kindness and add this further good deed to those you are doing for us all, and give a hide (?) to these. I was not able to find a model (typos) to give to you today. Here is this small one.
[verso]
Remember, I have sent it to you with them. †
Farewell in the Lord.
My beloved father, the priest David.
His most humble son. †
Connections
Found at
Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 220328 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;798 tier-1
- HGV-Text 220328 tier-1
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