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Letter urging a brother to come or send a reply TM 220182Theben

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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, in which the senders greet a 'brother' and urge him to come to them, or else to send a reply about what he intends to do. The tone is pressing, mentioning distress over matters left undone.

In English machine translation

We greet your brotherliness, which is honoured in our whole heart. After this, we exhort your brotherliness: by the truth, you had left it until tomorrow (?). If we have persuaded you, do the kindness: arise and come, and your heart will be at rest. If again you have been prevented, behold, you will be able (?) to […] us, and we will go […] to see what will come out […] you; give […] you will be a stranger to us. […] We have put pressure on her (?), let us see what you will do. Either come or send the answer to us, for all the things are grievous. Farewell in the Lord.

Several lines in the middle are damaged and their sense is uncertain. 'Brotherliness' is a polite form of address common in Coptic monastic 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.

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