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ϩⲁⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ […] ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁ […] … ⲣⲟⲛ ⲛἅγιος ⲛⲁⲙⲉ […] ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥστῦλος ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ […]ⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ […]ⲛⲟⲕ […]ⲥⲧ[…] ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140929
Letter of greeting to Apa Antonios TM 140929Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer, calling himself "the least", greets his beloved, holy and God-loving correspondent, Apa Antonios, likened to a pillar of light. Only the greeting formulas and a few words of the body survive.
In English machine translation
First of all,
[I], the least, [write] greeting my beloved […] God-loving, pious […] holy, true […] like the pillar of light, Apa Antonios […] who is humble, giving forth fragrance (?) […] you […]
[…] give it to […]
[…]
The opening "first of all" (hathē men) and the writer's description of himself as "the least" are standard humble formulas in Coptic monastic letters from the Theban region. The reading "giving forth fragrance" is uncertain.
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.