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o.frange.120 Theben
Letter from Frange to Lazaros asking for a promised vessel. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, a monk living on the mountain of Djeme at Thebes, to his brother Lazaros and his family. Frange reminds Lazaros of his promise, made when he visited the mountain, to make a small vessel for him, and urges him to finish it and send it quickly through a certain David. machine translation
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Transcription
[r]
ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲡⲣⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ
ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ
ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲧ
ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉγραφή
ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ
ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ
ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ
ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
[v]
ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ
ἐπειδή ⲁⲧⲉⲕἀγάπη ⲉⲓ
ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲓπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ
ⲕⲱⲧ ⲟⲩϭⲁⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥϫⲓ
ⲟⲩἀγγεῖον ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ
ϯⲛⲁⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉγραφή ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ δέ ⲉⲓπαρακαλεῖν ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕψυχή ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ϭⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ
ⲛⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉ
πλάξ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ
ⲧϭⲁⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧ
ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲫⲁⲥ
ϫⲁⲕ ⲛϥⲛⲧⲥ
ⲛⲁⲓ ταχύ
ταχύ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕTranslations (1)
[recto]
[Jesus] Christ, have mercy on us.
I, Frange, the least, the [man] who is dead, who dwells on the mountain of Djeme, writes, greeting his beloved good brothers Lazaros and his wife and his children. After them, I greet also my beloved brother Benjamin. My Lord Jesus [Christ] and the prayers of all the saints written in the Scripture will bless you, my brother [Lazar]os, and all those of your house. Farewell in the Lord.
[verso]
My brother Lazaros, since your love came to the mountain of Djeme, I besought your lordship, brother, saying: "Make a small vessel (?) for me, so that I may take a jar (?)", and you said: "I will make it." It is written in the Scripture that the word was God. Now then I beseech you that you make it, for the sake of God and the salvation of your soul and the salvation of your children. Do not let anything trouble you, since the tablet is coming to your hands. Take (?) the vessel (?) and give it to David of the inner (?) of Hophas (?), and throw (?) it and he will bring it to me quickly, quickly, so that the Lord may bless you.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 141042 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;120 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141042 tier-1
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