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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220071
Opening of a letter greeting beloved brothers TM 220071Theben
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 →
Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer sends greetings to his beloved, God-loving and people-loving brothers. The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
Before all things, I write and greet my beloved brothers, who love God and love people […]
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Only the standard opening formula survives ("Before all things I write and greet..."), so the letter's purpose is unknown. Such ostraca from Theban monastic sites usually date to the 7th-8th century AD, but no date is recorded for this one.
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.