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o.sarga.97

Letter via HGV-meta

Letter from Isaiah to the steward Apa […] about camels. Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon in which Isaiah writes to his brother Apa […], the steward, apparently about some camels. It comes from the monastic settlement at Wadi Sarga and dates to the 6th to 8th century AD. machine translation

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  • Letter HGV-meta Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

† ϩⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲃⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ […] ⲡοἰκονόμος ϫⲉ[…] ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ[…] ⲛⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ […] ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛⲧⲟⲩ […]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
† Isaiah writes to his God-loving brother, Apa […], the steward (oikonomos), saying […] Let your brotherliness […] the camels […] and recognize them (?) […]

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