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Letter from Joseph to the anchorite Apa Isak asking for prayers. A Coptic letter from Joseph to the anchorite Apa Isak, whom he calls father, asking for his prayers and saying he will come north to pay his respects if God allows. He is reassured when Isak calls him 'son' or 'servant' rather than 'father'. It comes from the Theban monastic milieu of the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86638.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
ⲣ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ […]
καί γάρ ⲉⲓⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧ[…]
ⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ …[…]
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲑⲉ …[…]
ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲙⲏⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁ[…] ⲉⲧ
ⲃⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ […]
ⲁⲛ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ἀλλά ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ
ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ἤ ⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲱⲕ γάρ ⲙⲡ[…]
ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ…[…]
ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲧⲁϩⲟⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲉⲓ[…]
ⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ
ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲥⲁⲕ
ⲡἀναχωρητής ϩⲓⲧⲛ
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛἐλάχιστος
ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉTranslations (1)
Be so kind and pray [for me in the lifting up] of your holy hands, [that God may]
me, so that I may do his will […]
For indeed every place that […]
[…] I your servant […]
And again, if God grants me the means […]
to him, and he shows mercy to my household, I will […] [Because]
of you, you wrote to me, 'Father' […]
not; my heart was troubled. But if you [write]
to me 'my son' or 'my servant', my heart is at rest. For I am yours […]
come north until the feast (?) […]
If God grants me the means, and your prayers
reach me, I will come north and do obeisance to your lordship. I […]
many are the things that are upon me. Be so kind as to pray for me, that God [may grant]
me the means to keep them.
Otherwise I am in great need.
Farewell in the Lord.
[Address:] Give it to my beloved father and God-serving lord, worthy of all honour, Apa Isak the anchorite, from Joseph your son and most humble servant, the sinner.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86638 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;105 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86638 tier-1
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