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Letter inviting a holy father to visit after the commemoration of Apa Abraham. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monastic community of Epiphanios at Thebes, written by 'the brothers' to a holy father. They report that they have held the commemoration of Apa Abraham, send him a small portion of it, and urge him to visit them soon so they may receive his blessing. machine translation
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TM 86746.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
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Transcription
[r]
ϩⲁⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲧⲛπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ
ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ
ⲛⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ
[v]
ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛἀπολαύειν ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ
οὖν ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ
ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ
ⲛἐλάχιστος † ⲕⲙⲏⲣ δέ
ⲁⲙⲁⲧⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕTranslations (1)
[recto]
First of all, we greet your God-loving piety, through your prayers and those of our holy fathers Apa Epiphanios and Apa Abraham. We have completed the commemoration of our father, that is Apa Abraham. Now, behold, the little (portion?) of the commemoration we have sent it to you.
Concerning your men, do the charity: if it is possible, come in to us at this time,
[verso]
so that we may find you and enjoy your blessing. Do not delay, therefore, so that our joy may be complete, our holy father, through his brothers, the least.
† But Kmer: do not let anyone in by you (?).
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86746 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;213 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86746 tier-1
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