Tomb. Cairo EM JdE 68363, Assouan 219 (Monneret de Villard)   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. SB Kopt. 1 675
Modern Title
Summary Tombstone from the Anba Hadra (St. Simeon) monastery in Aswan. It is an unusually formulated, long text. Second part is missing. Name and date lost. However, it has Biblical references: ll.2-4: Ps102,11; Ps 103,14; Ps 144,4; ll.6-7: Gen 3,19
   

Edition

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1ϯ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ
2ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ
3ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲓⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓϥⲟⲩ/-·
4ⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ
5ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉϩⲟ
6ⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ
7ⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ
8ⲁⲙⲧⲉⲇⲓⲛⲁⲥ
9ⲁⲧⲉⲛ

Translation

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1(...) We all understand and we
2know that the days of my life
3resemble a shadow in decline and that its
4hours are like grass (cf. Ps 102,11; Ps 144,4). Each body is indeed
5equally like in the sentence that God
6declared about our father Adam: You are
7dust and you shall return to dust (Gen 3,19). This saying
8...?...(...)
9...?...(...) 1An unknown number of lines missing.

1 An unknown number of lines missing.
 
 
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