Fragmentary Coptic letter mentioning 'the place' and the addressee's trouble TM 220239Theben

Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region. Only scattered phrases survive, including a greeting, the writer's statement that he knows something, a request to come in, and mentions of 'the place' (probably a monastic settlement) and of the addressee's trouble.

In English machine translation

The Greek loanword topos ('place') in Coptic letters often refers to a monastery or monastic dwelling. The beginning and end of the text are lost, so the sender and addressee are unknown.

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.