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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ἐπειδὴ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛὁλοκόττινος ⲛϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟ ⲡⲙⲁϩⲉ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220330
Letter from Joseph to his brother Kyrikos about half a solidus for a garment TM 220330Theben
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Short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Joseph to his 'beloved brother' Kyrikos, mentioning a trip south and half a solidus connected with a garment. It comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
I, Joseph, am writing and greeting my beloved brother Kyrikos. Since I came south by your agency (?)
concerning the half solidus of the garment, so that he will sow the field (?)
The text breaks off and the final clause is obscure; 'mahe' may mean a field or a measure, so the rendering 'sow the field' is uncertain. 'Brother' likely denotes a fellow monk or associate rather than a sibling.
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.