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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲗϭ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
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Letter asking a brother for prayers in time of distress TM 141103Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer, using the humble self-designation "my Littleness", greets a fellow monk or cleric as "your Brotherhood" and asks for his prayers because he is in distress. It ends with the customary farewell "in the Lord".
In English machine translation
First of all, with the word of my Littleness, I write and greet your good and sweet Brotherhood.
Be so kind as to pray for me, for my heart is very much troubled (?) these days.
Farewell in the Lord.
"My Littleness" and "your Brotherhood" are standard humble and honorific forms of address in Coptic monastic letters. The phrase describing the writer's heart is partly restored and its exact sense 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.