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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρειν ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡλόγος ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡσωτήρ ⲙⲡκόσμος ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉῬωμανία ϣⲁ Ἀντιλίβανος ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲉⲓ
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Greeting formula of a letter to monastic brothers asking for prayers TM 219918Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, in which the writer, calling himself the least, greets his beloved and honoured brothers in the Lord with an elaborate Christian formula and asks for their prayers. The text breaks off after the greeting.
In English machine translation
First of all,
my humble (?) brother, the least one,
I write greeting my beloved, God-loving, honoured
and esteemed brothers
in the Lord, greetings, beloved of the Word, lovers of Christ Jesus our Lord
and the Saviour
of the world
from Romania
to Antilibanos. Pray
for me.
The phrase "from Romania to Antilibanos" (from the Roman world to the Anti-Lebanon) appears to be a rhetorical expression for the whole extent of Christendom praising Christ. The second line is difficult; "my humble brother" is a tentative rendering of an obscure phrase.
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.