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† ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛⲟϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ κατὰ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ … μοναχός ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ … ⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲓ … … [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220193
Letter opening with greetings to a monk, Apa Pe[…] TM 220193Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon, in which the writer greets a monk, Apa Pe[…], with respectful formulas addressing his 'fatherhood'. The rest of the letter is lost. It comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
† First, I greet the sweetness (?) of your fatherhood and your God-loving (person?), honoured in every way, Apa Pe[…]
[…] monk. And after that
[…] again [grace?] […]
[…]
[… ? lines lost …]
The word read as 'sweetness' (epestenoufe) is a variant spelling and its sense is uncertain; the recipient's name is incomplete. 'Fatherhood' is a standard honorific for a monastic superior or senior monk.
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.