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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ … [… 3 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219875
Letter of greeting to a mother named Tsie TM 219875Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer sends warm greetings to his or her mother, apparently named Tsie. The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
Before all things, I write greeting my mother Tsie (?). I greet you very much in full […]
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The opening phrase 'before all things' is a standard Coptic epistolary formula borrowed from Greek. The reading of the mother's name Tsie 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.