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ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓἀμελεῖν ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲡϭⲗⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲡⲉ, οὖν, ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲣδιστάζειν ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ καλῶς ⲡκεφάλαιον ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛἀγάπη ϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲍⲉⲕⲓⲏⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
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Letter of apology from Markos to his brother Ezekiel TM 130889Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, from Markos to his brother Ezekiel. Markos apologizes for a delay caused by a certain Peter, says he has now sent him (or it), and asks Ezekiel to pray for him until he arrives.
In English machine translation
Please be so kind as to forgive me, for I neglected to send the (?) out, because Peter did not catch up (?) and come. Now look, I have sent him. Do not hesitate about him. It is very good. The main point: pray for me, of your charity, until I come to the north (?). Farewell.
Deliver it to my brother Ezekiel,
from the most humble Markos.
The word ⲡϭⲗⲱ and the phrase ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ are of uncertain meaning; the object sent may be a thing rather than Peter himself. 'Brother' probably means a fellow monk.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.