o.mon.epiph.227
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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 86760
Letter asking a monastic father to come urgently TM 86760Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII
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A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, probably from the Monastery of Epiphanius. The writer tells a monk addressed as 'your fatherhood' that he looked for him without finding him, and urgently asks him to get up and come at once because there is a need. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] … I […]
I went looking for you but did not find you. Now let your fatherhood be willing to get up and come to me straight away, because it is a matter of need; otherwise I […]
[…] wishes (?) a … of … (?)
[…] … and […] wish […] … […]
The last lines are badly damaged and their sense is uncertain. 'Your fatherhood' is a respectful form of address for a senior monk or cleric.
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.