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o.sarga.93
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Letter about camels and fodder, mentioning the sick brother Papnoute. A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monastic settlement of Wadi Sarga, addressed to a superior called 'your fatherhood'. The writer arranges for camels to be sent and loaded with fodder, mentions brothers including Papnoute who is ill, and asks that camels be sent back once loaded. machine translation
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TM 87592.
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- Letter HGV-meta Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
ⲡⲥ[…]
ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ[…]
ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ[…]
ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲓⲱⲧ […]
ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲛ
ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲙ […] ⲁⲣⲓ
ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲧⲉⲩ ⲙ[…]
ⲛϭⲁⲁϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲓ[…]
ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡ…[…]
ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁⲓπαπᾶς ϣⲁⲃⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ
ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲕⲗⲕⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
† ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ
ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲏⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲛ …
ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ
ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲥⲓⲙ ϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ
ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ
ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ †
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
The [...]
beloved [...]
First of all [in everything] [...]
your fatherhood [...]
We are sending 8 [camels to us(?)]
so that we may load them with fodder [...] [do]
the kindness and give [...]
the ... to us, and [we are sending a] brother out with my brother Phi[...]
of companions(?) beside them in the [...]
Again(?), behold, my brother Papnoute is sick, and the father (papas) also is a little ... Afterwards
again, until the ... rises(?) ... out.
† And take care of the 3 camels of the wine(?) for us, beside ...
which are good. When the camels
come up loaded with fodder, send them
to us so that we may load them
and they may come up. †
Farewell in the Lord.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 87592 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.sarga;;93 tier-1
- HGV-Text 87592 tier-1
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