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o.frange.101 Theben

Letter from Frange to his sister Charisie asking for spices. A short Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, a monk living near Thebes, to his beloved sister Charisie and her daughters, asking them to send small quantities of spices or ingredients that he urgently needs. It dates to the early 8th century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

Ἰησους ⲡⲉΧριστός ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲓⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ[…] ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲙ[…] ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Jesus Christ. I, Frange, am writing to greet my beloved sister Charisie and her daughters. Send 10 grains of pepper (?) for me, and a pinch of ground (?) […] and a pinch of […] a little […] for it is very much needed.

Connections

Found at Thebes

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