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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220176
Letter from Abraham to John about sending wheat TM 220176Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Abraham to John, asking him to be so kind as to send something, apparently a quantity of wheat, and mentioning that someone will come to him the next day. It comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
I, Abraham, am the one who writes […] John: Be so kind as to […] a measure (?) of wheat (?) […] tomorrow (?) […] Send them; I went, I went […] eight; send them to me also, straight away (?), the place (?) […] Phibbe (?) comes to me tomorrow.
Farewell.
The writer may be Abraham, bishop of Hermonthis, known from many Theban ostraca around AD 600. Several phrases are damaged or obscure, so the translation of the middle lines is tentative.
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.