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o.mon.epiph.312
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Letter to Apa Psan about jars and vessels. A fragmentary Coptic letter, probably on an ostracon, from the Theban monastic milieu at western Thebes, asking the recipient to send further jars and other vessels when an opportunity arises, with respectful greetings to his 'holy fatherhood'. It is addressed to Apa Psan and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 86845.
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- Letter HGV-meta Memnoneia - Djeme (Thebes west)1. Hälfte VII
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Transcription
[…]…
[…]ⲉⲕϯ ⲛϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁ ⲛὄργανον
ἀλλά ⲁⲣⲓ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲛἀγγεῖον ⲉⲕϭⲛ ⲟⲩεὐκαιρία ⲉⲕⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯἀσπάζεσθαι ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛϩⲱⲃ
ⲛⲓⲙ † ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ
ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲯⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ
[…]ⲟⲥ
[…]…Translations (1)
[…] …
[…] you give the jars (?) to him for the implement (organon).
But please, if you have looked for the other jars, send them to me, (and) instead of the vessel, if you find an opportunity, load them for me. I greet your holy fatherhood before everything.
Farewell.
Deliver it [to Apa] Psan from […]os
[…] …
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 86845 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.mon.epiph;;312 tier-1
- HGV-Text 86845 tier-1
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