o.frange.689
[r] [… ? lines lost …] […] ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲉ[…] […]ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛⲛ[…] […]ϯⲟⲩⲛ …[…] […]ⲛⲁⲕⲙ…[…] […]κοῦφον ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ[…] […]ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ … ⲁⲅ[…] […]ϩⲛ …[…] [v] [… ? lines lost …] […]…ⲧⲱⲣⲉ […]ⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡ[…]ⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ […]ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲁϭⲓ ⲛⲁ… […]ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ […]ⲁϩⲏⲙⲏϫϩⲓⲗ… […]ⲙⲥ †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220227
Fragment of a Coptic letter TM 220227Theben
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A badly damaged Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably a short letter, written on both sides. Only scattered words survive, mentioning someone coming, receiving something, and items sent to the addressee.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
[…] you, other (?) […]
[…] find (?) anyone (?) […]
[…] now (?) […]
[…] your […]
[…] light (empty jar?) for them […]
[…] others […]
[…] in […]
[verso]
[…]
[…] hand (?)
[…] come to me […] them (?) to you
[…] that I may receive […]
[…] them to you
[…]
[…] †
The Greek word κοῦφον ('light thing') was commonly used in Coptic for an empty jar or a measure. Most translated words are uncertain because of the gaps.
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.