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o.mon.epiph.322

Letter via HGV-meta

Letter sending a small amount of wheat and promising to settle the balance. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon sending a small quantity of wheat that the writer gave from his own share, and telling the recipients to make up any shortfall in copper money, for which the writer will account. It comes from the Monastery of Epiphanius area in western Thebes, first half of the 7th century AD. machine translation

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  • Letter HGV-meta Memnoneia - Djeme (Thebes west)1. Hälfte VII

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲉⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁμέρος ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲱϩ ϯ ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϯⲛⲁἀπολογίζειν ⲛⲏⲧⲧⲉⲛⲉ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Here is the little (bit of) wheat. I gave it from my share. He said, "I have nothing (else)." If it is not full (i.e. not the full amount), give him copper (money); I will account for it to you.

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