1 ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ

First, in the name of God.

2 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲍⲁⲗⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ

I am Zaleh who is writing.

3 ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

What I inquire is of the wellbeing of my beloved brother Chael Iohannes, and all of his men,

4 ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ

one by one according to their names.

5 ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲅ⳿ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲉ

Hereafter do a good deed, receiving a third (of a coin) from Simon, son of Apa Ioule.

6 ⲧⲁⲁϥ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ

Give it to Shenoute, (at) the camelherd, who takes it for me.

7 ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

(Be) safe in God.

8 ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ

Give it to my beloved brother Chael Iohannes.

9 ϩⲓⲧⲛⲍⲁⲗⲉϩ

(signed) by Zaleh