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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220310
Fragment of a Coptic letter mentioning a presbyter TM 220310Theben
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A small fragment of a Coptic ostracon from Thebes, probably a letter, with scattered words including a mention of going, a beloved Apa M[…], and a presbyter (priest). Too little survives to reconstruct its content.
In English machine translation
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[…] psate (?) […]
[…] … have mercy (?) … […]
[…] … go … […]
[…] … go Mouses (?) […]
[…] … these […]
[…] beloved, Apa M[…]
[…] the presbyter and […]
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The letter genre is inferred from the address-like phrase "beloved" and the mention of Apa M[…]. Most readings of individual words are 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.