Fragment of a Coptic letter TM 220220Theben

A small fragment of a Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably part of a letter, preserving only the beginnings of lines. Surviving words mention someone being with the writer, the number four, something addressed to 'you' (plural), the writer having toiled or suffered, and a man.

In English machine translation

Only line beginnings survive, so the letter's subject cannot be recovered; identification as a letter rests on first- and second-person forms.

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.