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Letter from Iohannes to Apa Psan about the cattle of Abraham. Fragmentary Coptic letter from Apa Iohannes to the holy father Apa Psan, asking him to persuade a senior figure and the bishops to write to the lord Elias about the cattle of Abraham, pleading the poverty of the men involved and mentioning payments for public taxes. It comes from the Theban region and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86698.
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Transcription
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ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩἐπιστολή
ⲛⲡκύριος ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏⲩⲉ
ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲅπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲏⲩⲉ ⲛἐπίσκοπος ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲩἐπιστολή ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁἐυτέλεια χωρίς […]
ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲣ[…] ⲡⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲁϯⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲧⲕⲉλοιπάς ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡδημόσιον ⲁⲩⲱ …[…]
ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲣ ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ …ⲁⲛ ϥⲱⲗ […]
ⲛπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ[…]
[…]ϫ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲉⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯχάρις ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ
ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉπαρακαλεῖν ⲙπρεσβύτερος ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϩⲁ ⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲯⲁⲛ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
ⲡⲉϥϭⲁⲩⲁⲛTranslations (1)
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Be so kind as to entreat my lord father to write a letter to the lord Elias concerning the cattle of Abraham. And also entreat my lords the bishops to draw up a letter to him as well, entreating him on account of the poverty of the men and on account of my humble self, without […]
Your lordships know that they […] my taking and my giving, and the remaining (?) which I paid out for the public taxes, and […]
the cattle of the men, he having become unable […] loosen (?) […]
entreat them for God's sake, for it is a poor man […] […] they themselves, as far as God is able. God will give you grace. Be so kind
as to entreat them, so that they entreat the priest Markos and they send him on behalf of our poverty, both of them. My lord
holy father Apa Psan.
Apa Iohannes, his humble servant.
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- TM-Text 86698 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;165 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86698 tier-1
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