Fragmentary letter with instructions to deliver to Epiphanios TM 86800Theben (Ägypten)1. Hälfte VII

Fragment of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, written in the first half of the 7th century. The writer urges the recipient to act quickly, mentions someone who wants something (possibly wine), asks for help until the writer comes south, and gives instructions to deliver an item to Epiphanios.

In English machine translation

The left and right sides of every line are lost, so much of the wording is uncertain. Epiphanios is probably the monk after whom the Monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes is named, and the letter would then be addressed to that community.

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.