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Letter from Pilatos to Apa Petros asking him to come. A Coptic letter from Pilatos to the holy father Apa Petros, asking him for God's sake to take the trouble to come and visit him because of some necessity. It comes from the monastic milieu of Western Thebes, probably the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
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Transcription
πρὸ πάντων ϯπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁψυχή ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϯπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲡσκυλμός ⲛⲅⲉⲓ
ⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓϩⲱϣ καί γάρ
ⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
… ⲡσκυλμός ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ
ϩⲙ … ⲉⲧⲉ καί γάρ ⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ
ⲛ … ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲡⲕⲉⲛ…
ⲡⲛⲁ… ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛ
ⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩ… ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ… ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ
ⲁⲣ… ⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ
… † ⲧⲁⲁⲥ
ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥTranslations (1)
Before all things, I greet your holy fatherhood in the whole fullness of my soul. After this, I beseech you that you would be so kind, for God's sake, and take the trouble (?) and come to my lowliness. For God knows that it is a necessity, and God knows that you will not find it a burden (?). For indeed you care for people for God's sake.
[…] the trouble for me
in […] which, for indeed we said
[…] after me […] the other […]
[…] and the place not
[…] know, my beloved father […] heart, arise (?)
[…] which you give
[…]
Address: † Give it to my beloved father, the holy Apa Petros, from Pilatos.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86750 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;217 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86750 tier-1
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