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Fragmentary letter concerning the price of a book TM 220205Theben
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A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, apparently about paying the price of something, perhaps a book. The writer insists he has served the addressee faithfully and mentions the church.
In English machine translation
[…] send them again
[…] you give its price
[…] … it [buy?] it […] now, if [it is …] […] truly, I give its price
[…] to me, that
I have served you truly.
And again it is a lawless thing (?) that I have done
You need the price of your book more than the church; but […]
[…]
The left side of every line is lost, so the translation is tentative throughout. The reading of the last line, which seems to set the price of a book against the church, is especially uncertain.
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.