o.sarga.97
† ϩⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲃⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ […] ⲡοἰκονόμος ϫⲉ[…] ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ[…] ⲛⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ […] ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛⲧⲟⲩ […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 87595
Letter from Isaiah to the steward Apa […] about camels TM 87595Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
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Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon in which Isaiah writes to his brother Apa […], the steward, apparently about some camels. It comes from the monastic settlement at Wadi Sarga and dates to the 6th to 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
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Isaiah writes to his God-loving brother, Apa […], the steward (oikonomos), saying […]
Let your brotherliness […]
the camels […]
and recognize them (?) […]
"Oikonomos" here means a monastic or estate steward who managed property and supplies. "Brother" is probably a monastic form of address, not a family tie.
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.