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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲩ ⲣⲱⲣⲱ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛ ⲣⲱⲣ ⲛ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219955
Fragmentary letter greeting beloved brothers TM 219955Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Theban monastic circles, in which the writer greets his beloved brothers who love him. Only the standard opening formula survives clearly; the rest is reduced to scattered words.
In English machine translation
Before all things,
I write greeting my beloved brothers
who love me
[…] them
[…]
man (?)
[…] like the […]
[…]
[…]
The surviving lines after the greeting contain only isolated syllables (ⲣⲱⲣⲱ, ⲣⲱⲙⲉ), possibly repeated writing practice, so their meaning is uncertain. The opening 'before all things' is a stock letter formula.
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.