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o.sarga.109
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Letter from Theuna to a holy father asking for mercy and instruction. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Wadi Sarga in which a humble writer, Theuna (?), addresses a revered monastic father. He thanks him for often bearing his burdens, asks for his mercy in a certain matter, apologizes for daring to write, and asks for instruction from his sweet teachings. machine translation
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- Letter HGV-meta Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
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Transcription
† ϯνοεῖν γάρ ϫⲉ […] ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛὁσιώτατος ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛβάρος ϯπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛὁσιώτατος ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
πρός ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛἀγάπη ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛ
ⲧⲏⲧⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧἐλάχιστος
ϯνοεῖν γάρ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓτολμᾶν ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛὁσιώτατος ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁ παρά ⲡⲁⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ
ἀλλά ϯ συγγνώμη ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛδιδάσκειν ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ
ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ
ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲑⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲗTranslations (1)
† For I know that […] your most holy (self), my lord father, many times
you have borne my burdens and our weights. I beseech your most holy (self), father, concerning this matter: fulfil your mercy
toward your great love which you have
toward my lowliness.
For I know that I have dared to write to your most holy (self), father, the honoured one, beyond my worth;
but grant me pardon in this matter,
and teach me what is fitting
in your sweet teachings.
(From) Theuna (?), your child (?).
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 87607 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.sarga;;109 tier-1
- HGV-Text 87607 tier-1
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