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A fragmentary Coptic ostracon from Thebes, apparently a letter of a religious or moralising character. The writer speaks of prayer, distress of heart and the underworld (Amente), cites Scripture about a city of men perishing on account of a sister who was humbled, and mentions the son of Daniel and a wicked man.
The scriptural reference is probably to the rape of Dinah and the destruction of Shechem (Genesis 34); much of the reading and translation is uncertain.
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.
[r] ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϯπιστεύειν ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ […]…ϯ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ […]ⲉϥⲉϯ ϩⲓⲥⲉ […]… ϩⲛ ⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉγράφη ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩπόλις ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲃⲓⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ …ⲙⲟ… [v] … ⲉⲣⲛⲏⲩ … ⲛⲛⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ …ⲣⲁⲙ[…] ⲙⲙ…ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫ… ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ… ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϥⲛⲏⲩ…
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