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Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, written by Iohannes to holy fathers (monks). He asks them to pray for the sick Matthias, asks about the price of some item, and explains he could not yet send vessels but will come up when the man recovers.
The word translated 'rope' (ϫⲱⲛⲉ) is uncertain in meaning. 'Come up' likely refers to travelling up to a monastic settlement on the Theban mountain.
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.
ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯἀσπάζειν ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲧφόρειν ⲙⲡⲉχρίστος ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ἀγαπή ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϥϣⲱⲛⲉ […] ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ […] ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ[…] ⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ τίμη ⲙϫⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲉⲛσκεῦος ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛ…
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