p.louvre.bawit.54
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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 341857
Fragment of a letter mentioning Apa Alex(andros) and Petros TM 341857Bawit (Hermopolites)VII - VIII
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Fragmentary Coptic letter from the monastery of Bawit in the Hermopolite region, 7th-8th century AD. It mentions a matter concerning Apa Alex(andros?) and the will of God; the verso address names Petros as the intermediary or sender.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[...]
[...] [...]
[...] [...] [...]
that I have written (?) from the dwelling place [...]
this matter, and Apa Alex(andros?) [...] and by the will of God [...]
more [...] the house (?) [...]
[...]
[verso]
Melēou (?)
[...]
[...] through Petros.
The reading of the first verb ("I have written") and the expansion of Apa Alex as Alexandros are uncertain; the word on the verso may be a personal name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.