o.frange.409
ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉ…ϣⲉⲙⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ… XXXX ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ … …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219948
Fragment of a letter opening with greetings TM 219948Theben
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Fragmentary opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, preserving the standard epistolary formula "before all things" and a reference to writing or greeting. Names and the substance of the message are lost.
In English machine translation
Before all things, I […] greet (?)
[…] that […]
[…] Before all things
I write
…
…
The phrase "before all things" is a conventional opening of Coptic letters, here apparently repeated. The text was likely written in the 8th century at the monastic settlement of Frange, but no date is recorded.
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.