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o.mon.epiph.260
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Letter concerning a dispute over small sums of gold and a creditor. A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon in which the writer recounts a dispute over small sums of gold owed, mentioning an illness, his father Jacob, and someone's refusal to pay a creditor. It comes from the Theban area and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86793.
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- Letter HGV-meta Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
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Transcription
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲁϥϭⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ
ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲓϯ ⲡⲁμέρος ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ[…]ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲩϣⲟⲗⲧ ⲉⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ
ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓⲕⲁⲕ ⲁϯ ⲗⲁⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁ δανειστής ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲧ…[…]
[…]ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ[…]
ⲛⲧⲁϩⲱⲃ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ […]
ⲟⲛ ⲛⲕⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲗ[…]ⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ […]Translations (1)
Concerning the time when I was sick: he blamed me, after I had spoken with him about some small amounts of gold that were due to (?) him. I wished to give my share for those that I [...] upon me. When they were shut up (?), I sent [...] out to me from the place, together with my father Jacob. He blamed me greatly, saying: "Do not let me give anything to them for a creditor." He was severe (?) [...]
[...] the matter. He said to me: "[...]
[...] the thing happened to me [...]
again, you sent them. I received [...] with your men [...]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86793 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;260 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86793 tier-1
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