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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220142
Fragmentary Coptic letter mentioning brother Johannes and oil TM 220142Theben
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 →
Fragment of a Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably a letter, mentioning the writer's hardship, a brother Johannes, and a sextarius (xestes) of oil. Only scattered phrases survive.
In English machine translation
[...]
[...] (?) [...]
it is this one, that [...]
mother(?), go to [...]
I have toiled. Where [...]
after me (?) [...]
is my brother Johannes [...]
also, and he should come out [...]
sextarius of oil [...]
come out of the mountain (?) [...]
[...] [...]
[...] Farewell (?) [...]
The xestes (sextarius) is a liquid measure of roughly half a litre. The closing greeting 'farewell' is restored from a few letters.
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.