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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, written by Elias to his brother Hele…eos. Elias complains that he has had no reply about a matter he raised, and urges his brother to come so they can settle it together; the letter is to be delivered via Patermoute.
The addressee's name is partly illegible, and the word after 'matter of the' is abbreviated (ⲙⲡⲕⲣ) and uncertain. Some phrases, such as 'and it will stand', are tentative renderings.
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.
ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲉ…ⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρειν ἐπειδή ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲕⲣ ἀπόκρισις ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ οὐδέ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ οὐδέ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲁⲣⲓ σπουδή ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ…
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