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A Coptic ostracon letter from the monastic settlement at Wadi Sarga, AD 6th to 8th century. The writer tells the recipient to go into a dwelling as soon as he receives the letter, collect various items including a balance with its hook and a small vessel belonging to Papa Pihêu, and send them at once together with whatever his brother Apollo needs.
Several words (ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ, ϣⲉϣⲟⲧⲉ, ⲕⲁⲡ, σίππιον) are obscure, so the list of objects is only tentatively translated. The phrase ⲙⲛ ⲥⲱ ϭⲓϫ is uncertain and may be a miswriting rather than 'drink'.
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.
† † ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲓⲃⲏⲗϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛϣⲉϣⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲕⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲡ ⲛⲁⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲱ ϭⲓϫ ⲛσίππιον ἀλλά ϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲙⲧⲉ ἀλλά παντῶς ϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲯⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉχρεία ⲛϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ †
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