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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ κατά
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219934
Opening of a letter from Papnoute to a God-loving father TM 219934Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon in which a man named Papnoute greets a respected 'father', probably a monk or cleric. Only the greeting survives; it comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
I, Papnoute,
am writing and greeting [my beloved]
father, who loves [God].
[…]
The name Papnoute and the epithets 'beloved' and 'God-loving' are partly restored. 'Father' here is likely a monastic or clerical title rather than a family relationship, and the final Greek word 'kata' ('according to') begins text now lost.
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.