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ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἐλεήμονος καὶ φιλανθρώπου [… 1 line lost …] οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς εἰ μὴ ὁ θεὸς μόνος Μαμὲτ ἀπόστολος θεοῦ [… ? lines lost …] [… 2 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39777
Fragment with Islamic invocation and profession of faith in Greek TM 39777Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VIII
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Fragment of the opening of an early Arab-period document from Aphrodito, preserving the Islamic invocation (basmala) and the profession of faith in Greek. The rest of the document, probably an official text or protocol, is lost.
In English machine translation
In the name of God the Merciful and Compassionate,
[…]
there is no god but God alone;
Muhammad is the apostle of God.
[…]
[…]
The Greek formula renders the Arabic basmala and shahada, as found on protocols and at the head of official documents under Umayyad rule; most of the wording is restored from parallels.
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.