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A Coptic letter of condolence from Maria, a nurse, to her 'sister' Talau, expressing grief at the death of a girl she calls her daughter and comforting her with hope of the resurrection. It also sends greetings to Apion, Epimachos and the household. It dates to the 7th century AD.
The word translated 'nurse' (moone) can mean wet-nurse or nursemaid, which may explain why the writer calls the dead girl 'my daughter'. The object is held in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre de condoléances d'une nourrice). 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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