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[… ? lines lost …] […] ⲙⲡⲁ[…]ἐλάχιστος ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ […]ⲩ ἐπειδή … ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ[…] […]ⲛⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧ[…] […]ⲱⲧ ⲛϥⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ […] ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ […]ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ […] ⲡⲉⲓἐλάχιστος
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Fragmentary letter mentioning Ananias asking a favour TM 220095Theben
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Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area in which the writer, calling himself "the least", greets the addressee, says his heart is troubled, and asks for a kindness and for something to be brought to him. It ends with a farewell in the Lord and mentions a man named Ananias.
In English machine translation
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[…] my […] the least, I greet […] since
[… my] heart is troubled […]
[…] do the kindness (?) that you […]
[…] and bring it to me
[…] Farewell in the Lord.
[…] [Ana]nias, through
[…] this least one.
"The least" (Greek elachistos) is a conventional humble self-designation of the writer in Coptic monastic letters. The phrase "do the kindness" restores a damaged expression and is uncertain.
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.