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…ⲱ… ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓἀσπάζεσθαι ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲱⲩ ⲩ ⲩ † ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ … ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219972
Letter of greeting to beloved brothers TM 219972Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, opening with the conventional formula 'before all things I write, greeting my beloved brothers'. The rest is fragmentary and includes an allusion to Moses and Aaron among the priests, echoing Psalm 99 (98):6.
In English machine translation
[…] Before
before all things
I write, greeting and saluting
my beloved brothers, who love God and love people,
[…]
† Through many […]
Moses and Aaron, holy (?)
among his priests
The line 'Moses and Aaron among his priests' quotes Psalm 99 (98):6 and was probably used as a pious phrase in the letter. Several lines are garbled or illegible.
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.