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ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲏ… ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ μεθ’ ἡμῶν
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219806
Letter requesting prayers and arranging a visit TM 219806Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, probably to a monk or holy man. The writer asks for his prayers, speaks of coming tomorrow, and asks him to come up the day after if the writer fails to arrive.
In English machine translation
Please be so kind as to pray for me, so that my field (?) may be straightened (?) [...]
to you tomorrow. If I do not come tomorrow,
please be so kind as to come up the day after tomorrow.
Please be so kind as to pray
for us in your holy
prayers. Farewell
in the Lord.
With us.
The end of line 1 is damaged and its sense uncertain (possibly 'my field may be set right'). The closing Greek 'with us' is a fragment of a standard formula (perhaps 'the Lord be with us').
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.