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[text A] ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧ[…] ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ[…] ⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ […] …lin [text B] ϩⲁⲑⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219943
Fragmentary text and letter opening from Moses to his fathers TM 219943Theben
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An ostracon from Thebes bearing two short Coptic texts. The first is a fragmentary opening with a self-introduction ("I, T…"); the second is the opening of a letter in which Moses, calling himself "the least," greets his "God-loving fathers," probably monks.
In English machine translation
[text A]
I, T[…]
the word (or: matter) with […]
[…] of the years […]
…
[text B]
Before my word, I, the least one, write greeting my God-loving fathers.
Moses
The phrase "before my word" (hathe men mpashaje) is a standard Coptic letter opening that introduces the greeting before the main business. "God-loving fathers" suggests monastic correspondents in the Theban area.
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.