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A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban monastic milieu, mentioning a priest and a dispute over the price owed for something, apparently the writer's book. The writer threatens not to trust the recipients if payment is not received. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
Several words (kousente, the verb rendered 'mixed', the final clause) are obscure, so the translation is tentative in places. A keration was a small monetary unit, one twenty-fourth of a gold solidus.
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.
[…]ⲉπρεσβύτερος […] ⲙⲡⲉϥ[…]ϥ… ϣⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁ…ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ϩⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲛκεράτιον ⲟⲩⲁⲣϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲣϩ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲉⲓⲧⲱϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲟⲛⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩϩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲏ ⲁϩⲣⲏⲟⲩ …ⲱⲓ
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