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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140919
Letter of greeting from Moses to Apa Titemos and Apa Theodoros TM 140919Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which a certain Moses, called a man of God, greets two monks, Apa Titemos and Apa Theodoros, and asks for their prayers.
In English machine translation
Moses, the man of God.
Pray for me, in love, […]
First of all, I, the most humble (?), write greeting my beloved and good brother who loves God, the honoured Apa Titemos and Apa Theodoros […]. First of all, before everything, I greet your God-loving piety. Pray for me, in love.
The opening line naming Moses as 'the man of God' may be a heading or address; the text is formulaic monastic correspondence, and some phrases in the middle are damaged.
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.