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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲁⲑⲏ … ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
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Letter opening greeting beloved brothers with a request for prayer TM 219925Theben
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A short Coptic ostracon from Thebes, apparently a draft or exercise of a letter opening in which the writer greets his beloved, God-loving brothers and asks them to pray for him. The formula breaks off and the invocation of Jesus Christ is repeated.
In English machine translation
Before all things,
I write greeting my beloved brothers, God-loving, man-loving, Christ-loving, Jesus our Lord.
Pray for me.
Before […]
Jesus Christ
The repeated opening formula and the absence of names suggest a writing exercise or draft rather than a sent letter. The phrase 'Jesus our Lord' is loosely attached to the epithets, probably as part of 'Christ-loving'.
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.