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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Sousanna to the priest Moses, whom she addresses as her beloved holy brother. She refers to something to be sent, appeals to his holy prayers, and asks him not to forget her and her children. It comes from the Theban region.
Several lines are grammatically obscure and partly lost, so the middle of the translation is tentative; ϣⲱϥⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ is of uncertain meaning. The letter likely belongs to the 7th-8th century Theban monastic correspondence.
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.
† ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉπρεσβύτερος ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ἐπειδή […] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ϫ[…] ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲱϥⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲱϣ κακῶς ϭⲛⲧⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑ…
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