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A Coptic ostracon letter from Matthaios to the priest Moses, from the Theban region. Matthaios asks Moses to send him a book Moses has been copying, so that he may check it before it is finished or bound, reminding him of his promise to write it over Easter and urging him not to give it to anyone else.
Several phrases are obscure in the Coptic, notably the verb rendered "bind" (Greek kosmein, "adorn, finish") and the last lines, so parts of the translation are tentative. The "book" (jōōme) is probably a manuscript being copied by the priest.
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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