| Title | Letter |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 3321 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On brown ribbed pottery with traces of pitch coating |
| Lines | On recto: 15 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: letter |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 136 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. The ''logos,'' in lines 2-3, although not a logos mpnoute, is related to the ''promise of God'' texts. Whereas those texts are official promises to fugitives that they may return home without having to face prosecution, the document requested here is a passport obtainable every year, apparently for an annual business trip. Such travel permits, known as sigillia, are often mentioned. They were necessitated by the severe restrictions of movement imposed by the government in order to check the flight of peasants. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Letter; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Pkamoul; Apa Koukle; Petronius |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 3321, recto: (1) Be so brotherly (2) and get the promise (3) for me in the name of the lashane (4) and in the name of the whole village; (5) but get it for Pkamoul also, (6) and for all my men and all my (7) goods. You know (8) that I am wont to get a promise each year. (9) Moreover, Pkamoul said (10) 'I will not go south unless (11) you get the promise for me.' (12) Send it to me tomorrow, (13) quickly. Give it to (14) Apa Koukle from (15) Petronius.
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