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Potsherd inscribed with a Coptic letter from Rebecca, daughter of Papas, to the Holy Father Apa Elias about a Censer which was part of her belongings when she became a Nun. She is asking for permission to retrieve it and sell it for an offering for her father. She also apologises for not using papyrus.



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