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[… ? lines lost …] ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαιρεῖν
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140916
Greetings to Apa Elias and his household TM 140916Theben
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Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, of which only the greeting survives. The writer, whose name is lost, greets his beloved brother Apa Elias and all the members of his household in the Lord.
In English machine translation
[…] greeting [his] beloved lord, the good brother Apa Elias. After this, I greet those of your house, all of them, in the Lord. Farewell.
The opening lines with the sender's name are lost. The closing Greek word chairein, normally an opening greeting, here serves as a farewell; "Apa" is a respectful title used for monks and clergy.
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.