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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220243
Fragmentary letter mentioning Apa Victor TM 220243Theben
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Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the writer asks the recipient to do a kindness, apparently concerning his brother. A father Apa Victor, probably a monastic figure, is mentioned.
In English machine translation
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[…] out. Do the kindness […] the wish of your […] … to my brother …
[…] God, of the father Apa Victor
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"Do the kindness" (ari tagapē) is a standard polite request formula in Coptic letters. The text belongs to the Frange archive of ostraca from western Thebes, dated around the early 8th century AD, though no date is recorded here.
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.