o.frange.538
ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲥ[…] … ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ […] ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ […] ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩ[…] ⲛ…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220075
Fragmentary letter greeting a mother TM 220075Theben
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 lines of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the humble writer greets his beloved mother and others. Only the conventional opening formulas survive; the body of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
First of all,
[before] the word, I, [the] most humble one, [write]
greeting [my beloved] mother S[…]
… all […]
and after this […]
that which […]
[…]
[…]
The greeting to a 'beloved mother' rests largely on restoration. 'Mother' may be a respectful title, for example for a nun, rather than a family relationship.
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.