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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220069
Fragmentary letter to a holy father TM 220069Theben
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer greets his 'holy father', probably a monk or cleric, and informs him about some matters or works. Mentions of water and a church survive, but the main content is lost.
In English machine translation
Before [all things …]
I write greeting my holy father […]
I inform you […] the works (?) that you […] and […]
and the places (?) […]
accursed (?) […]
water in […]
the church […]
[…]
The opening 'before all things' is the standard Coptic letter formula. The word read as 'accursed' (sahouert) is uncertain in this broken context.
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.