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Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, sent by a group of monks to Apa Moses, an anachorite and writer, with greetings also to a brother Psate. The senders ask Moses to do them the kindness of coming as soon as he receives the letter.
Apa Moses is described as an anachorite and a 'syngrapheus', a scribe or writer, probably a copyist of documents or books. The phrase about 'the first, the second' at the end of the recto is unclear in context.
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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