Letter of a monk to his 'father' about a quarrel and shame TM 141080Theben

A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, written by a monk to a man he addresses as 'my father'. The writer complains of a dispute involving an item that was brought to him, of harsh words he received, and of shame, swears by his monastic habit, and asks the addressee to make peace before Easter; a Phoibammon is mentioned.

In English machine translation

'Schema' here means the monastic habit, by which the writer swears. Many readings are uncertain; the translation of several phrases (e.g. 'lodix' as a cloth, 'peace of Egypt') is tentative.

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.