Fragment of a letter mentioning a journey and illness TM 220240Theben

A small fragment of a Coptic ostracon, probably a letter, from the Theban region. The writer mentions going somewhere, sending again, and being ill, and apparently uses a humble self-designation as 'the least'.

In English machine translation

The Greek loanword elachistos ('least') is a typical humble self-designation of writers, often monks or clergy, in Coptic letters. Only the middle of a few lines survives, so the sense is 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.