Fragmentary letter to a holy brother asking for prayers TM 219817Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VIII

Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, written by a writer who calls himself 'the worthless one' to a holy brother, asking for his prayers. It dates to the first half of the 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

'The worthless one' is a conventional monastic expression of humility; the request for prayer 'in the lifting up of your holy hands' is largely restored from standard formulas.

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.