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o.mon.epiph.114
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Letter asking a holy father for forgiveness. A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon addressed to a holy father, in which the writer, an old man (or a son named Pkol), confesses that he has sinned and asks forgiveness, quoting advice not to be angry with one who has sinned but to blame the devil. It comes from the monastic community of Thebes in the first half of the 7th century. machine translation
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TM 86647.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
Inscriptions (1)
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· Coptic
Transcription
ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ κατά ⲥⲙⲟⲧ
ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲧ ϩⲗⲗⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲕⲱⲗ
ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ
ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ […] ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲕ[…]ⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ἀλλά ⲗⲱ[…]διάβολος ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ δέ […]
[…]ⲥⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ[…]
[…]ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥ ϥ[…]
[…]ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫ[…]
[…]ⲉⲧⲛ[…]Translations (1)
Give it to my holy father.
In every way, I, the old man, by means of Pkol (?), your son: I have sinned against you; forgive me. [...] said, "Do not be angry with your [...] who has sinned against you, but [...] the devil." Now [...]
[...] this man [...]
[...] Katalouk(os) (?) [...]
[...] God [...]
[...]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86647 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;114 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86647 tier-1
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