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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲁⲁⲁⲁϣϣϣϣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος … [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219926
Opening of a letter to beloved brothers, servants of God TM 219926Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, in which the writer greets his beloved brothers, the honoured servants of God. After a line of practice letters, the text breaks off at the start of the message.
In English machine translation
Before all things I write, greeting my beloved brothers, the honoured servants of God.
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First of all, the word of my [humbleness …]
[…]
The line of repeated letters (alpha and shai) looks like a writing exercise or pen trial inserted into the letter. The restoration "my humbleness" is a conventional monastic self-designation and is not certain.
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.