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o.mon.epiph.141

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Letter to a holy father about a quarrelsome man and church services. Coptic ostracon letter to a holy father, probably a bishop or abbot, in which the writer defends himself in a dispute with a man who refused reconciliation, spoke improperly, appointed a priest on his own authority and broke the commandment of love. The writer reports that, on the father's order, the man is being allowed to hold services, with restrictions on clergy attending. machine translation

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  • Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII

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Transcription

[r] […] ⲙⲡⲉⲓϭⲛ χάρτης […] ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ[…] ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ […]ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ […] ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος […] ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟ[…] […]ⲁ ⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ […]ⲉⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ […]ⲁⲥ δέ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟ[…]…ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ […] …ⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩπρέπειν ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲩⲉ […]ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϯ ἀφορμή ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ἀλλά ⲉⲛ[…] ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧεἰρήνη ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ οὐ μόνον […] ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥπείθειν ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ ⲧεἰρήνη ⲛⲁϥ ἀλλά καί ⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲟⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩπρέπειν ⲁⲛ, πρός ⲧσυμβουλία ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ὡς ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ἀλλά ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲉϣ πρεσβυτέρος ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛἐντολή ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ [v] † ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧἀγάπη ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ σκανδαλίζειν ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲉ δέ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁϩ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧμανία ⲙⲡⲉϥγένος ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧκέλευσις οὖν ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟ… […] ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ, ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥσυνάγειν ἀλλά ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ […] ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛκληρικός ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ […] ⲉσυνάγειν ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϫⲛ ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲟϣϥ […] οὐδέ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ εἰρήνη ⲙⲛ[…]πρεσβυτέρος ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ […]… ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ[…]ⲁⲡ [… 11 lines lost …]

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[recto] […] I did not find papyrus […] if […] your holy writings […] holy father […] my humbleness […] the one who is saved by […] very greatly […] to hear it always […] but truly they […] him, that he said […] they said things that are not fitting, that he said them. Your fatherhood knows that I did not say […] my words. I will say: [what?] I did not give him occasion to [say] words that are not proper, but […] greatly, that they and one another should make peace among themselves. [Not only] […] that he was not persuaded to accept peace [for himself], but he also showed himself a great lack of restraint, saying things not fitting, according to the evil counsel of the one who gives him advice. And again truly I did not leave it aside because he said words against me; but first, because he appointed a priest for himself on his own, and again because he cast aside the great commandment of God, [verso] † that is, love towards his neighbour; and again, it is fitting that he should guard himself so as not to say words that cause others to stumble. Because of this, and in many ways, you know the madness of his kin. Therefore, by the order of your holy (?) fatherhood […] behold, we are letting him in, so that he may hold services, but let it not happen […] that clerics go in […] to assemble in it until the day after tomorrow […] nor that he make peace with […] priest, and that they be reconciled with one another […] your fatherhood […] [… 11 lines lost …]

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