o.frange.584
[r] [… ? lines lost …] … […] ⲙⲡⲁ[…] ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ […] ⲙⲁ ⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ […] ⲉϥϣⲱϥ …[…] ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧ[…] […]ⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲛⲉ […] […]ⲛⲧⲉⲩ[…] […]…ⲟⲩ[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] […] ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ[…] […]ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ[…] […]ⲧⲉ[…] […]… ⲕⲁ[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220122
Fragment of a Coptic letter mentioning a brother TM 220122Theben
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 →
Small fragment of a Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably a letter. Only scattered words survive, mentioning a brother, walking or going, and the phrase "God knows".
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
[…]
my […]
that walk(?) […]
place of my brother […]
he being destitute(?) […]
know […]
[…] to know(?) […]
[…] their(?) […]
[…]
[…]
[…]
[verso]
[…] God knows […]
[…] walk […]
[…]
[…]
[…]
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The identification as a letter rests on phrasing such as "God knows", which is common in Coptic letters. Most of the text is lost on both sides.
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.