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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓπροσκυνεῖν ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ … … ⲙⲉⲙ … ⲭ ϩⲉ ⲁ … … ⲥⲉ … … ⲙ vestig
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219956
Fragment of a letter greeting beloved fathers TM 219956Theben
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Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, opening with the conventional humble greeting of a writer who calls himself "the least" to his beloved fathers. Only the opening formula survives; the rest is lost.
In English machine translation
Before all things,
it is my word, the least one, writing
and greeting my beloved fathers […]
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The opening "before all things" and the self-description "the least" are standard monastic letter formulas; "fathers" likely refers to monks or clergy rather than literal parents.
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.