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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 141079
End of a letter to brothers including Phoibammon TM 141079Theben
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Fragmentary end of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, mentioning Phoibammon and perhaps Pahatre, stressing that something is very necessary and closing with a Christian farewell to the 'beloved good brothers'.
In English machine translation
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[…] love […] Pahatre (?) […] and Phoibammon: [It is] very, very necessary. Farewell in [the Lord], my beloved good brothers. May my Lord Jesus Christ watch over you while you are well, my two sweet (brothers).
The opening lines are lost, so the actual request is unknown. 'Brothers' is probably a monastic or Christian form of address rather than kinship.
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.