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Letter from Markos to a monastic brother requesting papyrus sheets TM 130895Theben

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Coptic ostracon letter from the Theban region in which Markos, a humble brother (with the scribe Moses), thanks a fellow monk for his letters, apologizes for not meeting him, and asks him to wrap up and send papyrus sheets the next morning. He promises to account for the cost of the ink and asks for prayers.

In English machine translation

[recto] When my humble self received the holy letters of your God-loving brotherhood, I was filled with great joy. God knows that I became very bitter that I did not meet you […] after it. And truly, the sun was setting at once (?) before I came out from the place of the Epiphany (?), because I had stayed with him; I did not find a way to come quickly. Do the great kindness and wrap the papyrus sheets that are with you for me tomorrow morning [verso] because the need has arisen, since I have taken an ostracon (?) today for the stichêron, and for the ink I will account to you for the copper coins for it. If the Lord grants that I come in good spirits tomorrow, I shall receive their (?) [...] from you. The main point: pray for me, my beloved God-loving brother. The scribe Moses. Markos, your humble brother.

Several phrases are obscure; 'stichêron' is a liturgical hymn verse, suggesting the papyrus and ink were wanted for copying church texts. The reading 'ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ' may refer to a place or person named Epiphanios rather than the Epiphany.

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.

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