o.sarga.105
† ⲁⲡ[…] ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁ[…] ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϣⲃⲛⲛⲉ […] ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲟ ⲛϣⲟ[…] ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲡ…[…] ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲙ ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲏⲕ †
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Letter requesting dispatch of goods by camel and reeds TM 87603Wadi Sarga (Antaipolites)VI - VIII
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A fragmentary Coptic ostracon letter from the monastic settlement at Wadi Sarga, AD 6th-8th century. The writer asks the recipient to send something by camel and, if possible, reeds.
In English machine translation
† Ap[…]
writes to […]
the vegetable-seller (?) […]
send six thousand (?) […]
camel(s) to us […]
straight, and if you find them, reeds, send
them rotted (?) †
Several words are uncertain: ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϣⲃⲛⲛⲉ is probably 'the vegetable man', and the closing words ⲉⲩⲧⲏⲕ may mean 'soaked' or 'rotted', perhaps describing reeds prepared by retting.
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.