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E04101: Coptic letter from the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit (Middle Egypt), expressing the hope to invoke God and *Apollo (founder of the monastery, 00160) through prayers; datable to the 7th/8th century.
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posted on 2017-10-03, 00:00 authored by gschenkeP.Bawit Clackson 89
This fragmentary papyrus letter asks for prayers to invoke the blessing of the saint.
Lines 2–4 read as follows:
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩ]ⲉ̣ [ϩ]ⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
[ⲧⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧ]ⲉ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕ[ⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ] ⲙⲛ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ
[ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧ]ⲡⲉ
‘Remember us (?)] in your holy prayers, [so that God,] the Almighty and saint Apa Apollo might send
a great [blessing from above (?)].’
(Text: S. J. Clackson, modified; trans.: G. Schenke)
This fragmentary papyrus letter asks for prayers to invoke the blessing of the saint.
Lines 2–4 read as follows:
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩ]ⲉ̣ [ϩ]ⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
[ⲧⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧ]ⲉ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕ[ⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ] ⲙⲛ ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ
[ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧ]ⲡⲉ
‘Remember us (?)] in your holy prayers, [so that God,] the Almighty and saint Apa Apollo might send
a great [blessing from above (?)].’
(Text: S. J. Clackson, modified; trans.: G. Schenke)
