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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ […] ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ […] […] … ⲛⲉⲧ…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220064
Letter from Moses to Apa Samuel TM 220064Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which Moses, calling himself 'the least', writes to greet his beloved brother, apparently Apa Samuel. Only the address formula survives.
In English machine translation
I, Moses,
the least [of sinners] (?), am writing and greeting [his] beloved brother […]
Apa Samuel […]
[…] … […]
[…]
The self-description 'the least [of sinners]' is a conventional monastic humility formula, partly restored. Most of the text is lost.
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.