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ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219961
Opening greeting of a letter to God-loving brothers TM 219961Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer, calling himself "the least", greets his beloved, God-loving brothers. Only the formulaic greeting survives.
In English machine translation
First, before all my words, I, the least one, write greeting my beloved God-loving brothers
The phrase "first, before all my words" is the standard opening formula of Coptic letters, and "the least" is a conventional humility title, typical of monastic writers. The ostraca of this group come from the Theban area in the period around the 7th-8th century AD, though no date is recorded here.
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.