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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓπροσκυνεῖν ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡπρεσβύτερος ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ
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Letter greeting the priest Apa Patermoute TM 140917Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer greets and pays respects to the holy father, the priest Apa Patermoute. Only the formulaic address survives, with no business stated.
In English machine translation
Before all things, I write greeting and doing obeisance to my lord, the holy father, the priest Apa Patermoute.
[…] (?)
writing.
The line 'ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ' is obscure; it may contain the sender's name followed by 'writing', and is left untranslated. The text belongs to the Frange archive from the Theban region, usually dated to the early 8th century AD.
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.