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o.mon.epiph.179
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Letter from a widowed mother to her son Enoch. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from a widowed mother to her beloved son Enoch, reproaching him for not coming to visit again and swearing by Almighty God that she has known great grief since their father died. It comes from the Theban area and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86712.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Coptic
Transcription
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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲧⲉχήρα
ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲁ
ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
παντοκράρτωρ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲧⲉχολήχολή ϣⲁϯ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲉⲛⲱⲭ
ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲕⲧⲁϫ μάλιστα
ϭⲱ ⲧⲡϣⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲕ[…]
ⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁ ⲛ[…]
ⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲏ[…]
ⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ […]
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[… 7 lines lost …]Translations (1)
[recto]
I, Rachel (?), the widow, your mother, who writes and greets my beloved son Enoch. Why is it that you did not wish to come again? And you have caused people too to [...] against my sons (?) the whole day of my life. I swear by God the Almighty that since the moment our father died I have not taken grief (?) such as [...] until now. Enoch my son, he said, 'Until you [...]' Especially (?) stay, the [...] of your [...]
[...] him, place of [...]
[...] place of [...]
[...] place [...]
[verso]
[... 7 lines lost ...]
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- TM-Text 86712 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;179 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86712 tier-1
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