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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, written by someone who styles himself "the least", asking a fellow cleric to send a skin that Asael had given through Nazarias, and making further requests on the back. The letter names an Elias and sends greetings to the deacon Markos.
The verso is badly damaged and its translation is largely conjectural. The verb rendered "tan" and the word "dish" are uncertain readings.
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.
[r] ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος […] ⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ […] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϯπαρακαλεῖν δέ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ … ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲁⲣ ⲛⲃ[…] ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲟⲕϥ […] μόνον ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ […] [v] […]ϭⲛ […] … ⲉ […] … …
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