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ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡλόγος ⲛ[…] ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ… ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ …[…] ⲛⲥⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ἤ ⲥⲟ ⲛκεράτιον ἤ ϯⲉ ⲛκεράτιον ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219872
Letter concerning money given to brother David TM 219872Theben
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A fragmentary Coptic ostracon from Thebes, opening with an invocation of Jesus Christ. The writer says he gave money to his brother David for some item or payment, forgot to send word, and asks whether the amount is 6 or 5 keratia, ending with a request for prayer.
In English machine translation
Jesus Christ, the Son [of God].
The matter (logos) of […]
which I gave to […]
the tsie(?); they make […]
[…] of the yoke (?); after[wards]
my brother David [came]
to me. I gave the mon[ey]
to him, saying: "Give it for the tsie(?)."
I forgot to send it.
How much?
Either 6 keratia
or 5 keratia.
Pray for me.
The meaning of the word tsie is uncertain and is left untranslated. A keration (carat) was a small fraction of the gold solidus, used as a unit of account.
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.