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[… ? lines lost …] … […] ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ … ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ[…] ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ … ⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ … ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲉⲓ …[…] […]ἀσπάζειν …[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220082
Fragment of a letter mentioning Apa David TM 220082Theben
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 →
A small fragment of a Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably a letter, mentioning a lord, Apa David (restored) and someone's house, with a closing greeting. Only scattered words survive.
In English machine translation
[…]
… […]
he greets(?) […]
lord […]
Apa D[avid …]
… and after […]
… your house …[…]
[…] greet …[…]
[…]
The name Apa David is largely restored from a single surviving letter. The Greek verb aspazein ('to greet') suggests the closing greetings of a letter.
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.