Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Cairo SB Kopt. JdE 68678 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

SB Kopt. 2 838

Modern Title

Summary

Ostracon with text on both sides. Only a vague interpretation of the texts can be gained as both sides are fragmentary. Concave: Philamon the sailor from Elephantine addresses Tsaoua from Tape (Ape? = Luxor), and a textile (head-cloth material, linen? phakiarion) and an item of copper are mentioned. Convex: Maria, mother of (possibly the same) Tsaoua is greeted, then Tsaoua, her daughter (name lost), Psosh, and someone`s brother (name lost). Injunction to give something.

Edition

concave

1	ϯ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ︦ⲓ̈ⲏⲃ
2	ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲧⲣⲱⲙ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ
3	ⲛ︦ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲫⲁⲕⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ
4	ⲛ︦ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ︦
5	ⲉⲧⲛⲁ
6	ⲉ

convex

1	ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲙⲱ ⲛ︦ⲧⲥⲁⲩⲁ ϯϣ
2	ⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ︦ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
3	ⲡⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲛ︦ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛ ⲥ
4	ϯ ⲡⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ...
5	ⲙⲉ
6	.

Translation

concave

1	Philamon the sailor from Elephantine
2	greets Tsaoua from Tape
3	(...) which I (...) head-cloth material (linen) for you (s.2.fem.)
4	(...) of copper
5	(...) which will
6	(...)

convex

1	I greet Maria well, the mother of Tsaoua, I
2	greet Tsaua and her daughter (...)
3	Psosh and brother S(...)
4	give the twenty(...)
5	...?...
6	(...)

TEI-XML-File

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