o.sarga.90
† ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη … ⲛⲅⲧⲓ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙφόρος ⲙⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲗⲁⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲡ ⲁⲥ ⲛⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲫⲁ… ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲗⲉϩⲟⲓⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 87589
Request to give wine to Apa Andreas and see to iron fittings TM 87589Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monastery at Wadi Sarga asking the recipient to give two phoroi and twelve lakon-measures of wine to Apa Andreas, and to see to some iron fittings. It dates to the 6th to 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
† Please be so kind (?) […] and give 2 phoroi (?) and 12 lakon-measures of wine to Apa Andreas. And look at the bolt (?) of the iron and the 2 […] of the (?) … at the time (?).
Phoros and lakon are wine measures or containers whose exact capacity is uncertain. The last lines are damaged and their sense, including the words rendered 'bolt' and 'at the time', is doubtful.
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.