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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁ[…] ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220072
Opening greetings of a letter to a beloved father TM 220072Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the writer greets his beloved father, whose name begins Pa-. Only the greeting formulas survive.
In English machine translation
Before all my words, I write greeting my beloved father Pa[…]. I greet you fully (?) […]
The phrase "before all my words" is a standard opening formula of Coptic letters. "Fully" renders ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ, literally "in fullness"; the end 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.