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o.sarga.88
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Request to deliver goods of Papa Ioannes, sent through Enoch the steward. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monastic settlement at Wadi Sarga, asking the recipient as a kindness to hand over certain items connected with Papa Ioannes and to give them to the writer's brother. It was sent through Enoch, the steward (oikonomos), and dates to the 6th to 8th century AD. machine translation
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TM 87587.
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- Letter HGV-meta Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
Inscriptions (1)
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· Coptic
Transcription
ⲉⲣ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϯ ⲃⲧⲟ ⲛϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲙϫⲱⲗ ⲛⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲉⲃⲉⲧⲱⲣⲉ
ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ κατά ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲣⲏϣ ⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲟⲃⲉⲥⲕ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ
ⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡϭⲱⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ
ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲡοἰκονόμοςTranslations (1)
Do me the kindness (agape) and give 2 (?) ... of the ... of Papa Ioannes; it is a matter of urgency (?). As you said, 'I will not go out (?) ... without their mat (?)', I said to you, 'the brothers cover you (?)'.
Now give them ... give it
to my brother ... Through
Enoch the oikonomos.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 87587 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.sarga;;88 tier-1
- HGV-Text 87587 tier-1
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