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Coptic ostracon letter from Thebes in which the writer greets a sister and replies to her request about their mother Sophia. The writer says they have sent word to Sophia many times, but she will not listen to them and will go on that way until she falls into this trouble.
The phrase taken here as "my dear one" (ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉ) is uncertain. "The great man" (ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ) may refer to a local notable or senior figure.
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.
ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁψυχή ἐπειδή ⲁⲣϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ μέν ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ […] ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
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