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ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ […]…ⲛ… [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220076
Beginning of a letter with greeting formula TM 220076Theben
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Opening lines of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes. Only the conventional greeting formula survives, in which the writer, calling himself "most humble," greets a beloved, God-loving recipient.
In English machine translation
First of all,
before everything, I, the most humble one, write
greeting my beloved, God-loving […]
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Most of the formula is restored from standard Theban Coptic letter openings. The writer's and recipient's names are 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.