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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲧφορεῖν ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ἐπί τῷ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲣ χρεία ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲉⲓ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219863
Letter of greeting to the writer's mother Tsie asking for her prayers TM 219863Theben
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A Coptic ostracon from the Theban region containing the opening of a letter, in which the writer greets his or her mother Tsie, a pious woman "who bears Christ", prays for God's mercy on them both and asks for her prayers.
In English machine translation
First of all, before everything, I write greeting my mother, beloved of Christ, my lady mother Tsie, the true woman who bears our Lord Jesus Christ.
And also I pray that God may have mercy with you and with me too. Also, we have need of your prayers for me.
The opening "ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ" is a common Coptic letter formula, "before all things". The text breaks off after the request for prayers, so the rest of the letter is missing.
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.