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πρὸ πάντων ϯπροσκυνεῖν ⲁⲩⲱ ϯἀσπάζειν ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ […] ⲧ…[…]…ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ […] ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁ[…] […]… ⲓ ⲧⲓⲟ[…] […]ⲁⲕ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter with greetings to brother Iohannes TM 220081Theben
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The opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer sends greetings to his beloved brother Iohannes and to the brothers. The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
Before all things I greet
and I salute my beloved brother Iohannes […]
[…] and the brothers
[…] be (?) […]
[…]
[…]
[… lines lost …]
The greeting formula mixes Greek verbs (proskynein, aspazein) into Coptic, as is typical of Theban monastic letters. "Brother" and "brothers" may refer to fellow monks rather than blood relatives.
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.