Letter to a holy father acknowledging receipt of his letter TM 220204Theben

Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, addressed to a monastic superior styled 'your holy fatherhood'. The writer, calling himself 'my littleness', says he received the father's letter and was relieved to learn he was well; the rest of the request is lost, and the letter closes asking for prayers.

In English machine translation

The phrase rendered 'counted worthy of much rest' is partly restored and uncertain. 'My littleness' is a conventional monastic expression of humility.

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.