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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, written by a man named Paham to a fellow cleric or superior. He asks the recipient, in accordance with an agreement they had made, to release the deacon David, and refers to their shared prayer.
Several words, especially on the verso, are damaged and the sense of the closing request is uncertain. "Your love" is a polite form of address common in Coptic letters.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). 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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