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[… ? lines lost …] ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ[…] ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ[…] ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ […] ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ ⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲣ χρεία ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ […]ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲑ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140993
Letter requesting money for handiwork TM 140993Theben
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Fragmentary Coptic ostracon letter from the Theban area, probably from a monastic writer to a brother. The writer asks for money (literally 'bronze') because he is in great need, apparently to obtain some small handiwork to work on.
In English machine translation
[…]
there is (?) […]
brother who […]
ask after […]
bronze (money) for me. For
I am in great need
of it, so that […]
a little handiwork (?)
so that I may
work on it.
[Jesus] Christ. 99 (amen).
The number 99 (ϥⲑ) is the numerical value of 'amen' in Greek letters, a common closing in Christian texts. 'Bronze' (ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ) here means money.
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.