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Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes. The writer mentions a John, refers to some matter that troubles him, asks the recipient to pray for him and requests a reply about the affair.
The beginning and end of the letter are lost, and the line beginnings are broken, so the context of the request is unclear. Requests for prayer are typical of letters exchanged with monks in the Theban region.
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.
[… ? lines lost …] […]…ⲥ ⲡⲉϥ[…] […]ⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ[…] […]ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲛ… ϫⲉ[…] […] ⲛⲧⲁπροσκύνειν […] […] ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲱⲙⲟ…[…] […]ⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ […]ϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ […]ⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ […] ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ […]ⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲧἀπόκρισις ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ [… ? lines lost …]
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