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o.mon.epiph.242
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End of a letter about sending a messenger on an urgent matter. The end of a Coptic letter on an ostracon in which the writer explains that someone has been sent to the addressee about an important matter, and that the writer would have come in person to meet him if strength had allowed. It comes from the Theban area and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86775.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
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ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲫⲱⲃ ⲛ[…]
ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓⲡⲉ
ⲛⲧⲁἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ἀλλά ⲛ[…] …
ⲛⲁⲕ αἰτεῖν ⲑⲉ […]ⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ †Translations (1)
[…]
concerning the matter of […]
we sent him to you, because it is not a matter to be neglected. God knows
that if I had the strength, I would have come
to meet you myself. But […] …
to you, ask (?) as […] you yourself also. Farewell
in the Lord. †
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86775 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;242 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86775 tier-1
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