| Title | Letter |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 1299 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On brown ribbed pottery |
| 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 143 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. The meaning of ''lipse'' in line 7 is not quite certain. 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 | Nonna; Paul, son of Moses; Pisrael |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 1299, recto: (1) I, Nonna, (2) write greeting (3) Paul, son of Moses, (4) saying: Seeing that Pisrael came (5) last year and took your cattle and was entreated (6) and gave them back to you, (7) now remit the piece(?) of flax (8) to us for them, lest (9) Pisrael come (10) and take them again. (11) Now, then, (12) I have written and testified (13) to you. Send (14) the answer (15) to me. Farewell.
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