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θεοῦ υἱός ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ταχύς ταχύς ⲙⲡⲉϥσῶμα ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛἀγάπη ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
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Letter to Thanael asking him to send Patermoute quickly TM 141063Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, asking a brother named Thanael to send a man called Patermoute quickly. The writer closes by asking for prayers.
In English machine translation
Son of God (?)
Do the kindness, my brother Thanael, and send Patermoute to me quickly, quickly, with his body that is merely empty (?).
Pray for us.
Out of kindness. Farewell in the Lord.
The phrase about Patermoute's 'empty body' is obscure; it may mean he should come empty-handed or on his own, or it may refer to a corpse. The opening abbreviation θ(εοῦ) υ(ἱός) is read as 'Son of God', a Christian invocation.
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.