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Letter from Elias to Apa Moses asking for a book at Easter TM 220307Theben

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A Coptic ostracon letter from Elias to Apa Moses asking him to send a book on the first day of Easter because it is urgently needed. Elias also complains that Moses did not come as expected. From the Theban region.

In English machine translation

[recto] I greet your honoured brotherhood. I inform you: please be so kind as to send me the book on the first day of Easter (Pascha), because the need is great. Nor again did you send it to me, because I did not find anyone to whom I could give them […] […] so that I might take it elsewhere (?) […] [verso] I thought that you would come in, but you did not come. Farewell. Deliver it to our honoured brother Apa Moses, from Elias, your brother, the least.

The word translated 'book' (djōōme) can mean a book, codex or written document. 'The least' (elachistos) is a conventional monastic expression of humility.

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.

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